There are 7 ways to get from Quimper to Cork by car, car ferry, train, plane, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Quimper to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
15h 48m€88–196Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
10h 13m€143–387Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Quimper to Landerneautrain Ter
- Take the train from Landerneau to Morlaixtrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
19h 20m€137–282Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Alexandre Massé to Gare SNCFbus 960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
19h 34mTrain to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Quimper to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
9h 53m€154–459Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NTE - ORK
9h 52m€113–301Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
10h 33m€112–333
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quimper to Cork is to drive and car ferry which costs €85 - €200 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Quimper to Cork is to train and fly which takes 9h 52m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Quimper and Cork is 590 km.
The best way to get from Quimper to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 19h 20m and costs €130 - €290.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Quimper to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Quimper. It is currently 11:24 PM in Quimper and 10:24 PM in Cork.
There are 299+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Quimper, France and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Quimper to Cork. However, you can drive to Port de Roscoff, take the car ferry to Cork Port, then drive to Cork. Alternatively, you can take the train to Brest, walk to Liberté, take the vehicle to Porte de Gouesnou, walk to Porte de Gouesnou, take the line 20 bus to Aéroport, walk to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Eglinton Street.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- 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 Quimper to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Landerneau
- 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 Landerneau to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 23 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 Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 Quimper to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Landerneau to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- 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 Alexandre Massé to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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