There are 3 ways to get from Cork to Brest by plane, car ferry, car, or train
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Fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORK - BES
9h 25m€144–568Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Brestcar
17h 18m€107–188Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane ORK - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Bresttrain
10h 54m€174–473
Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Brest is to car ferry and drive which costs €100 - €190 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Brest is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €140 - €600.
The distance between Cork and Brest is 495 km.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Cork to Brest, including transfers.
Brest is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 8:47 AM in Cork and 9:47 AM in Brest.
There are 1650+ hotels available in Brest.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Brest, France?
Air France, Ryanair, and Volotea fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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