There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Edinburgh by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car ferry, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 37m£342–574Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BES - EDI
7h 27m£113–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brest to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
23h 28m£176–315Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
15h 21m£148–512Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 37m£341–780Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
15h 21m£310–412Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BES - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 31m£115–288Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BES - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 36m£160–492Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RNS - EDI
10h 8m£161–324
Brest to Edinburgh by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £110 - £290 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs £110 - £290.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 37m.
The distance between Brest and Edinburgh is 1055 miles.
The best way to get from Brest to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 11h 37m and costs £340 - £600.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Brest to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Brest to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Edinburgh is to train which takes 11h 37m and costs £340 - £600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £110 - £290 and takes 7h 27m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 6:56 PM in Brest and 5:56 PM in Edinburgh.
Brest to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Brest to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 37m. Alternatively, Air France, easyJet, and Volotea fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–380
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Newcastle via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £300–430
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brest to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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