There are 8 ways to get from Brest to Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or ferry
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Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
8h 28m€133–617Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BES - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
9h 32m€91–337Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Dublincar
17h 44m€150–269Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
40h 11mFly Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BES - DUB
7h 43m€101–255Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
9h 13m€124–345Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain Ter
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
22h 3m€144–262Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Carmarthen to Ferrybus 925
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
24h 46m
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Ireland is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Ireland is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest station to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Brest - SNCF Train Station and arriving at Westland Row via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 11m.
The distance between Brest and Ireland is 497 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Ireland without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 40h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Brest to Ireland, including transfers.
Brest to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Brest - SNCF Train Station.
Brest to Ireland bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Ireland is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 8:36 AM in Brest and 7:36 AM in Ireland.
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What companies run services between Brest, France and Ireland?
Air France, Transavia France, and three other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Carmarthen to Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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