There are 10 ways to get from Nottingham to Brest by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car ferry, plane, or car train
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 Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
10h 4m€341–558Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Stationbus
23h 35m€88–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille to Brestbus
18h 35m€172–290Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Brestcar
13h 7m€147–568Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BHX - BES
9h 2m€156–466Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nottingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Brestcar
11h 6m€307–392Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane MAN - BES
8h 45m€171–394Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LPL - BES
9h 45m€226–442Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LGW - BES
6h 42m€176–414Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LBA - BES
10h 17m€137–546
Nottingham to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Brest is to bus which costs €85 - €180 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Brest is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €170 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Brest station. However, there are services departing from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Brest - SNCF Train Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Brest. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Brest via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 4m.
The distance between Nottingham and Brest is 1263 km.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Brest without a car is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Nottingham to Brest, including transfers.
Nottingham to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Brest train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Nottingham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Brest is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs €340 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €180 and takes 23h 35m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Nottingham to Brest via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 23h 35m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Liverpool to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Liverpool to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- 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
Bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Nottingham to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Brest is 1h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 10:58 AM in Nottingham and 11:58 AM in Brest.
Nottingham to Brest train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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