There are 6 ways to get from Brest to Cobh by car, car ferry, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Take the car ferry from Glenbrook to Passage West Carrigaloe
15h 22mFly Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)BES - ORK
9h 21m€117–349Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to MorlaixTer / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
19h 42mTrain to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennes
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)RNS - ORK
11h 14m€177–377Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK)NTE - ORK
11h 41m€134–332Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BES - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
12h 18m€122–343
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Cobh is to train and fly which costs €130 - €340 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Cobh is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs €110 - €350.
The distance between Brest and Cobh is 552 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Cobh without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 19h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 22m to get from Brest to Cobh, including transfers.
Cobh is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 10:53 AM in Brest and 9:53 AM in Cobh.
There are 311+ hotels available in Cobh.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Cobh, Ireland?
Air France flies from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 1 819 2600
- info@dsg.ie
- Website
- doyleshipping.ie
Car ferry from Glenbrook to Passage West Carrigaloe
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Doyle Shipping Group
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