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Brest · France

Car hire and driving in Brest

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BES means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.

Drives from Brest

Car rental from Brest: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Brest to RennesFrance210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Brest to PlymouthUnited Kingdom222 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Brest to NantesFrance255 km (158 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Brest to ExeterUnited Kingdom269 km (167 mi)about 4 h 6 min
Brest to AngersFrance310 km (193 mi)about 4 h 44 min
Brest to CaenFrance315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Brest to PooleUnited Kingdom315 km (196 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Brest to BournemouthUnited Kingdom320 km (199 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Brest to Le MansFrance350 km (218 mi)about 5 h 20 min
Brest to CardiffUnited Kingdom356 km (221 mi)about 5 h 26 min
Brest to SouthamptonUnited Kingdom357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 26 min
Brest to Le HavreFrance357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 27 min
Brest to LondonUnited Kingdom466 km (290 mi)about 7 h 7 min
Brest to BerlinGermany1,343 km (835 mi)about 20 h 29 min
Brest to MadridSpain889 km (552 mi)about 13 h 33 min
Brest to RomeItaly1,512 km (939 mi)about 23 h 3 min
Brest to ParisFrance505 km (314 mi)about 7 h 42 min
Brest to HamburgGermany1,162 km (722 mi)about 17 h 43 min
Brest to BudapestHungary1,748 km (1,086 mi)about 26 h 40 min
Brest to ViennaAustria1,538 km (956 mi)about 23 h 28 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Brest?

The right, as everywhere in France.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.