There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Quimper by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car ferry, car, train (TGV), car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
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
11h 39m€391–651Fly 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
8h 40m€107–318Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Quimperbus
23h 16m€192–342Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCFbus 960
24h 26mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Quimpercar
17h 51m€200–639Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Quimpertrain Tgv
13h 26m€327–603Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Quimpercar
15h 35m€359–473Fly 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 19m€138–359Fly 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
9h 31m€165–410Train 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 4m€151–357Train 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
10h 50m€157–550
Edinburgh to Quimper by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Quimper is to fly and train which costs €100 - €320 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Quimper is to fly and train which takes 8h 40m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Quimper. 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 11h 39m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Quimper is 1684 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Quimper without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 39m and costs €390 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Edinburgh to Quimper, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Quimper train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Quimper is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:26 PM in Edinburgh and 10:26 PM in Quimper.
Edinburgh to Quimper train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Quimper, France?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Quimper via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 11h 39m.
- 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
- €85–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- 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
- €85–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- finistair.fr
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Newcastle to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
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 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
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €350–500
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- 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
- €25–380
- 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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