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 Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerick
16h 31mFly Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Shannon Airport (SNN)BES - SNN
8h 49m€108–411Fly 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 Limerick Junction
11h 34m€122–333Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to MorlaixTer
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick JunctionIc / ...
20h 52mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Brest to MorlaixTer
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Station51
21h 21mFly Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)BES - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
11h 33m€130–348Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Brest to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
11h 46m€134–306Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennes
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)RNS - SNN
19h 37m€148–499
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €130 - €310 and takes 11h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Limerick is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €100 - €420.
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 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Brest to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Brest. It is currently 12:35 PM in Brest and 11:35 AM in Limerick.
There are 139+ 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.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- 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
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- 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
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- 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
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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.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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