There are 9 ways to get from Cork to Penmarch by car ferry, car, plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Penmarchcar
18h 12m€93–204Fly Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORK - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
14h 13m€142–390Car ferry, drive via Landivisiau
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Landivisiau to Penmarchcar
20h 59m€143–275Car ferry, bus, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Carmarthenbus 925
- Drive from Porte de Gouesnou to Penmarchcar
22h 5mCar ferry, taxi, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the taxi from Port de Roscoff to Bourgtaxi
- Drive from Port de Plaisance to Penmarchcar
22h 16m€177–313Car ferry, bus, drive via Brest
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Quai d'Auxerre to Carmarthenbus 925
- Drive from Château to Penmarchcar
23h 27mFly Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane ORK - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Quimpertrain
12h 25m€153–460Fly Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimpertrain
12h 19m€111–303Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimpertrain
13h 1m€112–332
Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Penmarch is to car ferry and drive which costs €90 - €210 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Penmarch is to fly and train which takes 12h 19m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Cork and Penmarch is 620 km.
It takes approximately 18h 12m to get from Cork to Penmarch, including transfers.
Penmarch is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 4:04 AM in Cork and 5:04 AM in Penmarch.
There are 191+ hotels available in Penmarch.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Penmarch, France?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Penmarch. However, you can drive to Cork Port, take the car ferry to Port de Roscoff, then drive to Penmarch. Alternatively, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), walk to Aéroport, take the line 20 bus to Porte de Gouesnou, walk to Porte de Gouesnou, take the vehicle to Liberté, walk to Brest, take the train to Quimper, walk to Gare Routière SNCF, take the line 956 bus to Gare Routière, then take the line 959 bus to Salle Cap Caval.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
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 Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- 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
- €35–95
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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 28m
- 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 Office de Tourisme to Carmarthen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Quai d'Auxerre to Carmarthen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Jean Le Taxi
- Phone
- +33 2 98 29 80 80
Allo Taxi Prigent
- Phone
- +33 2 98 88 67 59
- Website
- taximorlaix.com
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