There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Guilvinec by car ferry, car, plane, train, taxi, or bus
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Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Guilvinec
18h 13mTrain to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimper
13h 36m€114–310Fly 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 Quimper
13h 4m€183–397Car ferry, train, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the train from Morlaix to LanderneauTer
- Take the train from Landerneau to Chateaulin EmbranchementTer
- Take the taxi from Chateaulin Embranchement to Guilvinec
22h 5mCar ferry, bus, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Bourg960
- Take the taxi from Bourg to Guilvinec
22h 16mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the bus from Viaduc to Tourbie960
23h 10mFly 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 Quimper
12h 54m€117–305Fly Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)ORK - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimper
14h 18m€132–353
Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Guilvinec is to fly and train which costs €110 - €310 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Guilvinec is to fly and train which takes 12h 54m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Cork and Guilvinec is 620 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Guilvinec without a car is to car ferry and train and taxi which takes 22h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 13m to get from Cork to Guilvinec, including transfers.
Guilvinec is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 1:14 AM in Cork and 2:14 AM in Guilvinec.
There are 206+ hotels available in Guilvinec.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Guilvinec, France?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Guilvinec. However, you can drive to Cork Port, take the car ferry to Port de Roscoff, then drive to Guilvinec. Alternatively, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, walk to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, take the subway to Gares, walk to Rennes, take the train to Quimper, walk to Gare SNCF, take the bus to Saint Corentin, take the line 956 bus to Gare Routière, then take the line 958 bus to Rue de la Palue.
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- Website
- klm.com
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
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
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
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 Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- 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
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
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 Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Morlaix to Landerneau
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 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 Landerneau to Chateaulin Embranchement
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5
- 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 Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Landerneau
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Bourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Viaduc to Tourbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Sophie Yvan: Taxi Quimper
- Phone
- +33 6 79 05 51 74
- Website
- taxi-quimper.eu
Merrien Ronan
- Phone
- +33 2 98 64 52 76
Taxi Sophie Yvan: Taxi Quimper
- Phone
- +33 6 79 05 51 74
- Website
- taxi-quimper.eu
Merrien Ronan
- Phone
- +33 2 98 64 52 76
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