There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car ferry, bus, car, plane, car train, or ferry
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
13h 31m€402–682Fly 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 53m€108–278Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Viaduc to Gare Routière SNCFbus 960
23h 48mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Douarnenezcar
17h 56m€207–649Fly 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
11h 45m€152–360Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Douarnenezcar
15h 39m€372–478Fly 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
11h 5m€185–390Train 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
12h 32m€156–369Train 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
12h 17m€205–613Fly Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane EDI - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Quimpertrain
13h 17m€152–446
Edinburgh to Douarnenez by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez is to fly and train which costs €100 - €280 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Douarnenez is to fly and train which takes 9h 53m and costs €100 - €280.
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 13h 31m.
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 13h 31m and costs €400 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h 31m 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 9:33 AM in Edinburgh and 10:33 AM in Douarnenez.
Edinburgh to Douarnenez train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 1385+ 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 13h 31m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- finistair.fr
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- 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
- €17–35
- 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
- €40–85
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- 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
- €17–35
- 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
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €350–500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Viaduc to Gare Routière SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- 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
- €35–390
- 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
- €23–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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