There are 8 ways to get from Guildford to Brest by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
best- Take the train from Guildford to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LGW - BES
4h 54m€102–317Train
- Take the train from Guildford to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
8h 50m€288–492Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Guildford to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoffferry
- Take the bus from Ferry to Carmarthenbus 925
17h 4mTrain, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Brestbus N702
19h 37m€184–428Fly London Heathrow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LHR - BES
7h 30m€270–613Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Guildford to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Bresttrain
7h€112–432Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Guildford to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Brestcar
11h 15m€113–519Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Guildford to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Brestcar
9h€275–347
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guildford to Brest is to train and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Guildford to Brest is to train and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Guildford to Brest. However, there are services departing from Guildford and arriving at Brest via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 50m.
The distance between Guildford and Brest is 481 km.
The best way to get from Guildford to Brest without a car is to train which takes 8h 50m and costs €280 - €500.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Guildford to Brest, including transfers.
Guildford to Brest train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Guildford station.
The best way to get from Guildford to Brest is to train which takes 8h 50m and costs €280 - €500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €270 - €650 and takes 7h 30m.
Brest is 1h ahead of Guildford. It is currently 1:41 PM in Guildford and 2:41 PM in Brest.
Guildford to Brest train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
What companies run services between Guildford, England and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Guildford to Brest via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 50m. Alternatively, Air France, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Guildford to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Guildford to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Guildford to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Ferry to Carmarthen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €76
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
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