There are 6 ways to get from Roscoff to Holyhead by car ferry, ferry, train, 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.
Car ferry, ferry, train
best- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the ferry from Royal William Yard Ferry Landing to Saltash Ferry Landingferry
- Take the train from Saltash to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Holyheadtrain
18h 41mCar ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Holyheadcar
12h 37m£105–452Train, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Morlaix to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BES - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
13h 37m£152–460Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Roscoff to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Holyheadcar
13h 15mTrain, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Morlaix to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BES - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
12h 26m£136–437Train, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Morlaix to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BES - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
13h 59m£184–436
Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Roscoff to Holyhead is to car ferry and drive which costs £100 - £460 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Roscoff to Holyhead is to train and fly which takes 12h 26m and costs £130 - £440.
The distance between Roscoff and Holyhead is 525 miles.
The best way to get from Roscoff to Holyhead without a car is to car ferry and ferry and train which takes 18h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 41m to get from Roscoff to Holyhead, including transfers.
Holyhead is 1h behind Roscoff. It is currently 3:03 PM in Roscoff and 2:03 PM in Holyhead.
There are 960+ hotels available in Holyhead.
What companies run services between Roscoff, France and Holyhead, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Roscoff to Holyhead. However, you can take the car ferry to Plymouth, walk to Royal William Yard Ferry Landing, take the ferry to Saltash Ferry Landing, walk to Saltash, take the train to Cardiff Central, then take the train to Holyhead. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Holyhead via Plymouth in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Manchester Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Saltash to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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 Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- 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 Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–340
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–340
- Phone
- 01752 253 153
- info@plymouthboattrips.co.uk
- Website
- plymouthboattrips.co.uk
Ferry from Royal William Yard Ferry Landing to Saltash Ferry Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk/
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