There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Derby by train (TGV, Eurostar), car, car ferry, train, bus, car train, or plane
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 Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
9h 38m£134–526Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
21h 20m£64–146Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Derby
11h 12m£96–443Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to MorlaixTer
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Derby
14h 56m£88–641Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brest to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Derby
10h 48mFly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)BES - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
7h 43m£115–269Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BES - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derby
9h 22m£113–324Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Liverpool (LPL)BES - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Derby
10h 7m£83–413Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BES - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
6h 38m£78–410
Brest to Derby by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Derby is to bus which costs £60 - £150 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Derby is to fly and train which takes 6h 38m and costs £75 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest to Derby station. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Bus Station via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Derby. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Derby via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
The distance between Brest and Derby is 791 miles.
The best way to get from Brest to Derby without a car is to train which takes 9h 38m and costs £130 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Brest to Derby, including transfers.
Brest to Derby bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brest station.
Brest to Derby train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Derby is to train which takes 9h 38m and costs £130 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £150 and takes 21h 20m.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Derby, England?
You can take a train from Brest to Derby via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 9h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest to Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 21h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via London Gatwick Airport, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- 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 Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £11–16
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–340
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–85
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £90–340
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More Questions & Answers
Brest to Derby bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Derby is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 5:02 PM in Brest and 4:02 PM in Derby.
Brest to Derby train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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