Travel to Brittany by sea, by land or by air - a guide to ferries & flights

Brittany is a part of France that is easy to reach. Travellers from the British Isles who don't want to drive can fly to a choice of destinations in or near Brittany; but if you want to travel to Brittany by car, there are ferry crossings that will take you straight to Brittany, to minimise driving once you disembark. The alternative solution is to take a short Channel crossing from Dover, then follow France's northern coastal motorway via Boulogne and le Havre. Brittany is very well served by motorways and dual carriageways.

Fly to Brittany

Brittany is relatively well served by airports; the main airports serving Brittany are located in Rennes and Nantes, with other smaller airports in Brest and Dinard.

Traditional carriers:

Brittany Airport	Carrier	Flights to / from
Rennes	Air France	Paris, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and more
Brest	Air France	Paris, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and more
Nantes	Air France	Paris, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and more

Low cost carriers
The four main Breton airports are served by direct flights from a number of UK and Irish airports.

Brittany Airport	Carrier	Flights to / from
Rennes	Flybe	Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton and Belfast.
Brest	Flybe Ryanair	Birmingham, Exeter, and Southampton Luton
Nantes	Aer Arann Ryanair	Cork, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester Stansted, East Midlands, Dublin and Shannon
Dinard	Ryanair	Stansted, Bristol, East Midlands
St Brieuc	Skybus	Newquay (Cornwall)

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Sail and Drive to Brittany

There are direct ferrry services from the UK to Brittany, operated by Brittany Ferries but also by Condor Ferries . There are also services to Normandy.

For travellers coming from London or the south east of England, it may be quicker, though a longer drive, to take one of the short crossings from Dover, such as P&O Ferries or SeaFrance, and drive the rest. Click here to check ferry prices and book online.