There are 5 ways to get from Cobh to Brest by plane, car ferry, car, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)ORK - BES
10h 21m€121–324Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Passage West Carrigaloe to Glenbrook
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Brest
18h 14mTrain to Dublin Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)DUB - BES
11h 13m€129–345Fly Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)ORK - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Brest
11h 22m€180–379Fly Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Brest
12h 13m€134–297
Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cobh to Brest is to fly and train which costs €130 - €300 and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cobh to Brest is to fly which takes 10h 21m and costs €120 - €330.
The distance between Cobh and Brest is 515 km.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Cobh to Brest, including transfers.
Brest is 1h ahead of Cobh. It is currently 4:19 PM in Cobh and 5:19 PM in Brest.
There are 1295+ hotels available in Brest.
What companies run services between Cobh, Ireland and Brest, France?
Air France flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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 Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 Nantes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- +353 1 819 2600
- info@dsg.ie
- Website
- doyleshipping.ie
Car ferry from Passage West Carrigaloe to Glenbrook
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Doyle Shipping Group
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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