Get in
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By plane
[edit]- 1 Brest Bretagne Airport (BES IATA) (To the north-east of the city. A bus shuttle service connects the airport to the closest tram station (Porte de Guipavas). The fare is the same as other trams and buses of the bibus network.). Regional airport used mainly by Air France for its domestic routes and by Volotea.
By train
[edit]The SNCF provides TGV route to Paris (8/day) and regional trains routes to Saint-Brieuc and Rennes or Quimper, Lorient, Vannes and Nantes.
By boat
[edit]Brittany Ferries operates a daily route between Plymouth (England) and Roscoff and a weekly route between Cork (Ireland) and Roscoff.
A bus service, run by BreizhGo, is available from Roscoff Port International, €2.50, taking 2h, using lines 924 and lines 921. The coach operating line 924 is usually the same operating line 921, but if not a included change at Lesneven is needed.
By coach
[edit]FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus run coach routes to Brest
Access to various towns around the region, like Camaret-Sur-Mer, and Le Conquet (main ferry port for the Mer d'Iroise islands, Molène and Ouessant) is possible by public coaches, costing €2.50 per trip.
By car
[edit]Brest is linked with Saint-Brieuc and Rennes (N12) and also Quimper, Lorient, Vannes and Nantes (N165) by toll-free divided highways.
Get around
[edit]By tram and bus
[edit]BiBus operates an electric tram that runs through the centre of Brest. A day ticket costs 4,50 € and a ticket valid for 90min costs 1,70€ and can be bought from machines at the tram stops. These tickets include the use of the Capucins cable car. More information in French can be found here.
See
[edit]- Océanopolis (at the Moulin Blanc port), ☏ +33 298 34 40 40. This giant aquarium has 3 thematic pavilions (polar, tropical and temperate) that offers a discovery of the world's oceans.
- 1 Brest Castle (Château de Brest), ☏ +33 298 22 12 39. The castle houses the Navy Museum, which has a collection of craft models, paintings, and sculptures.
- 2 Tower of Tanguy (near the Recouvrance bridge). It houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the town.
- Art gallery, 24 rue Traverse. Phone: +33 298 00 87 96.
- The Vallon du Stang Alar houses a famous botanic garden and greenhouses.
- Ateliers des Capucins, 25 Rue de Pontaniou. The biggest covered public square in Europe.
Do
[edit]- Football: Stade Brestois 29 play soccer in Ligue 1, the top tier in France. Their home ground Stade Francis-Le Blé (capacity 16,000) is 2 km northeast of city centre.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Budget
[edit]- 1 Nectar'In, 43 Rue d'Aiguillon.
- 2 Les Maraichers, 7 Rue J-B Boussingault.
- 3 Crêperie Les Cocottes, 34 Rue Jean Macé. Savory crêpes.
- 4 Nachos - Fajita, burrito, tacos, bowl, 12 Pl. de la Liberté.
- 5 Crêperie Saint Michel Mr Philippe Pasquier, 53 Rue Yves Collet.
- 6 La Cantoche, 51 Rue de la Porte.
- 7 New School Tacos, 4 Rue de Glasgow.
Mid-range
[edit]- 8 Chez Zaza, 5 Rue Coat ar Gueven.
- 9 Restaurant Les P'tites Recettes, 40 Rue du Château.
- 10 Restaurant Chez Coco, Port de commerce, 38 Quai de la Douane.
- 11 Le Coup de Fourchette, 21 Rue de Lyon. French cuisine
- 12 L'Atelier Gourmand, 33 Rue Navarin. French cuisine
Splurge
[edit]- 13 Le M, 22 Rue du Commandant Drogou.
Drink
[edit]The Blind Piper Pub, in the block southwest of the Liberté square, is one of many Irish pubs in Brest. They serve their Kilkenny fresh, with the expected Irish pub ambience.
Sleep
[edit]Connect
[edit]As of June 2022, Brest has 5G with all French carriers.
Go next
[edit]- Take a ferry to the islands of Molène and Ouessant, in the Mer d'Iroise
- Visit the touristic and picturesque port town of Douarnenez
- Take a train or bus to nearby Châteaulin, and cycle through the heart of Brittany to Nantes along the Nantes-Brest Canal.