Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte. From €26.18, fastest 12h 16m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte costs €26.18 at the cheapest and takes 12h 16m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 367 km. Cheapest is by ferry, fastest is by ferry.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
367 km
Fastest
12h 16m
Average
13h 3m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€26.18
CO2 per passenger
42.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Ferry12h 34m11h 4m1h 30m€31.6842.2 kg5
  • 12h 34mFastest, by Ferry
  • €31.68Cheapest, by Ferry
  • 42.2 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
  • 367 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€26.18
  1. Brittany Ferries BF747007:304h 7m11:37Le BrestoâLorient Port de Pêche
  2. Brittany Ferries BF844213:107h 26m20:36Lorient Port de PêcheBateau à Chaînes

Changes at Lorient, with 93 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 14h 36mCO2 42.3 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€31.69
  1. Brittany Ferries BF131906:4211h 4m17:46Le BrestoâBateau à Chaînes

Door to door 12h 34mCO2 42.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Brest to Fontenay-le-ComteSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Ferry€61.39€45.99€48.74€38.84€49.84€42.68€45.44€37.74€32.79€31.68€33.89€35.54€43.79€40.49

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €26.18

Fontenay-le-Comte is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

A hotel room

A room in Fontenay-le-Comte for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Fontenay-le-Comte and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €29.4890 days
  2. €23.4360 days
  3. €22.3445 days
  4. €18.4930 days
  5. €32.2421 days
  6. €40.4914 days
  7. €45.447 days
  8. €48.743 days
  9. €61.391 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €18.49.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 232 percent. The most expensive point is €61.39, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€61.39€18.491371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €37.74Sun
  2. €32.79Mon
  3. €31.68Tue
  4. €33.89Wed
  5. €35.54Thu
  6. €42.68Fri
  7. €40.49Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €48.74Sep
  2. €26.19Oct
  3. €23.44Nov
  4. €21.24Dec
  5. €21.79Jan
  6. €20.14Feb

The route

BrestBrestFontenay-le-ComteFontenay-le-Comte
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 367 km against 350 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Vannes, Concarneau, Couëron, Lorient. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Brest at 06:42 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Brest

Rail
  • Brest railway station
  • Gare de Daoulas
  • Gare de Dirinon
Bus
  • Gare routière de Brest
  • Gare Routière
Air
  • BES
Ferry
  • Le Brestoâ
  • Gare Maritime (Molène et Ouessant)

Fontenay-le-Comte

Rail
  • Fontenay-le-Comte
  • Gare de Fontenay-le-Comte
  • Gare de Velluire
Bus
  • PEMU Gare routière
  • Fontenay-le-Comte Gare Routière
Ferry
  • Bateau à Chaînes
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Brittany Ferries€28.3912h 16m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
  • Brittany Ferries
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest ferry fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€21.9984%
Taxes€2.208%
Our service fee€1.998%
Total you pay€26.18100%

Fontenay-le-Comte is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Fontenay-le-Comte

Most of the points near Fontenay-le-Comte open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

The fastest journey from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte takes 12h 16m door to door, of which 11h 4m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 13h 3m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

The cheapest fare from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte is €26.18, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €35.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

The cheapest way from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte is by ferry, at €31.68 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 12h 34m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

Fares from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €18.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 232 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte, at €31.68. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte, at €20.14 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

1 operators sell services from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte across 1 mode: Brittany Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

20 percent of the services we sell from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte are direct. The rest connect at Vannes, Concarneau, Couëron, Lorient, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte use?

Services from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte by ferry leave from Le Brestoâ and arrive at Bateau à Chaînes. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Brest to Fontenay-le-Comte on September 12, 2026: 367 km of route against 350 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €26.18, and 12h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Fontenay-le-Comte and elsewhere in France. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Fontenay-le-Comte and across France

Day trips that leave Fontenay-le-Comte in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.

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