There are 8 ways to get from Brest to Limerick by car, car ferry, plane, train, or bus
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 Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerickcar
16h 33mFly Brest Bretagne Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BES - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
13h 1m€79–275Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
11h 32m€130–278Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain 217 / ...
20h 58mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Stationbus 51
21h 17mFly Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BES - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
12h 8m€151–371Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BES - SNN
8h 49m€104–389Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
11h 49m€143–289
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Limerick is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €280 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Limerick is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €100 - €390.
The distance between Brest and Limerick is 654 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Limerick without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 20h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Brest to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 6:50 AM in Brest and 5:50 AM in Limerick.
There are 134+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Limerick, Ireland?
easyJet, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Kerry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
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
- 34 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €58–59
- 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
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- 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
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