There are 7 ways to get from Brest to Northern Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BES - BHD
10h 13m£76–346Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BES - BFS
9h 48m£66–305Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Belfastcar
19h 32m£172–206Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
35h 38m£134–237Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BES - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
7h 20m£100–260Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane RNS - BHD
9h 39m£157–619Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Carmarthen to Ferrybus 925
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10bus 707
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
27h 14m
Brest to Northern Ireland by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Northern Ireland is to fly which costs £65 - £310 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Northern Ireland is to fly and bus which takes 7h 20m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest to Northern Ireland. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 38m.
The distance between Brest and Northern Ireland is 445 miles.
The best way to get from Brest to Northern Ireland without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 35h 38m and costs £130 - £240.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Brest to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Brest to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brest station.
Brest to Northern Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Northern Ireland is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 4:10 AM in Brest and 3:10 AM in Northern Ireland.
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What companies run services between Brest, France and Northern Ireland?
easyJet, Air France, and Aer Lingus fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–480
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–480
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Carmarthen to Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Airport Zone 10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £97
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £95
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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