There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Quimper by car ferry, car, plane, train, or bus
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Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Quimpercar
17h 47m€93–197Fly 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
12h 27m€143–380Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Landerneautrain Ter
- Take the train from Landerneau to Quimpertrain Ter
21h 48m€148–287Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCFbus 960
22h 23mFly 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
11h 40m€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
10h 32m€110–303Train 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
11h 10m€110–329
Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Quimper is to car ferry and drive which costs €90 - €200 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Quimper is to fly and train which takes 10h 32m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Cork and Quimper is 590 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Quimper without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 21h 48m and costs €140 - €290.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from Cork to Quimper, including transfers.
Quimper is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 7:23 PM in Cork and 8:23 PM in Quimper.
There are 1731+ hotels available in Quimper.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Quimper, France?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Quimper. However, you can drive to Cork Port, take the car ferry to Port de Roscoff, then drive to Quimper. 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, then take the train to Quimper.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- 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
- €110–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- 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
- €110–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- 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 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Morlaix to Landerneau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- 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 Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- 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 21m
- 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 Morlaix to Landerneau
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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 Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- €75–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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