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 - cheap flights to Brittany
The
four main Breton airports are served by direct flights from a number of
UK and Irish airports.
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.
Accommodation information
Booking a hotel or holiday cottage in Brittany
Brittany accommodation tends to be quickly booked up for the peak
season, notably between mid July and mid August, so booking early is a
wise move; but unlike parts of the south of France, the holiday season
falls off quite sharply at the start of September, so there are plenty
of hotel rooms and holiday homes in Brittany available for bookings
late in the season. However, if it is sun and the seaside that you are
after, as well as escaping from the crowds, it is probably best to take
your holiday in June or early July when the days are longest, rather
than at the start of Autumn.
