There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car ferry, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimpertrain Tgv
12h 46m€420–678Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EDI - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimpertrain
9h 52m€112–328Train, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Douarnenezcar
21h 11m€355–847Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Douarnenezcar
17h 56m€215–661Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane EDI - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
10h 38m€140–373Train, car ferry, drive via Crewe
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Plymouthtrain
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Douarnenezcar
23h 22m€262–809Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Douarnenezcar
15h 41m€376–482Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane EDI - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Quimpertrain
10h 42m€175–430Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane GLA - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
11h 25m€152–373Train to Newcastle, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane NCL - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
11h 45m€151–573
Edinburgh to Douarnenez by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez is to fly and train which costs €110 - €330 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez is to fly and train which takes 9h 52m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Douarnenez. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Quimper via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Douarnenez is 1708 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez without a car is to train which takes 12h 46m and costs €420 - €700.
It takes approximately 12h 46m to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Douarnenez train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Douarnenez is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:26 AM in Edinburgh and 5:26 AM in Douarnenez.
Edinburgh to Douarnenez train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 1237+ hotels available in Douarnenez.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Douarnenez, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Office de Tourisme via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Quimper, and Gare Routière SNCF in around 12h 46m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €290–430
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
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