There are 10 ways to get from Brest to England by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, car train, or plane
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
7h 23m£198–373Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BES - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
4h 51m£82–252Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brest to Lillebus N702
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
15h 23m£123–213Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Saint-Malobus
- Take the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
16h 2m£122–247Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Londoncar
11h 50m£95–322Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
8h 58m£226–276Fly to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BES - BHX
7h 37m£105–220Fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BES - LHR
7h 41m£175–485Fly to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BES - MAN
6h 40m£106–250Fly to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BES - BRS
7h 52m£85–246
Brest to England by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to England is to drive and car ferry which costs £95 - £330 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to England is to fly and train which takes 4h 51m and costs £80 - £260.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to England. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 23m.
The distance between Brest and England is 665 miles.
The best way to get from Brest to England without a car is to train which takes 7h 23m and costs £190 - £380.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Brest to England, including transfers.
Brest to England train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to England is to train which takes 7h 23m and costs £190 - £380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £100 - £220 and takes 7h 37m.
England is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 9:37 PM in Brest and 8:37 PM in England.
Brest to England train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
What companies run services between Brest, France and England?
You can take a train from Brest to Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and St Pancras International Station in around 7h 23m. Alternatively, Air France, Volotea, and easyJet fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bristol Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bristol Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bristol Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–260
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bristol Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bristol Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brest to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
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