There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Quimper by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORK - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
10h 34m€125–390Fly Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Quimpertrain
8h 44m€101–300Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Cork Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Quimpercar
20h 9mTrain to Belfast International Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BFS - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
13h 28m€160–380Fly Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane SNN - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Quimpertrain
14h 36m€127–432Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Viaduc to Tourbiebus 960
25h 54m
Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Quimper is to fly and train which costs €100 - €300 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Quimper is to fly and train which takes 8h 44m and costs €100 - €300.
The distance between Ireland and Quimper is 597 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Quimper without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 25h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Ireland to Quimper, including transfers.
Quimper is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 12:05 AM in Ireland and 1:05 AM in Quimper.
There are 1938+ hotels available in Quimper.
What companies run services between Ireland and Quimper, France?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Quimper. However, 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. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Quimper via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 20h 9m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Birmingham, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–95
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- 1st Class
- €70–90
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Viaduc to Tourbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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