Travel to Brest
Every way to reach Brest: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Brest is reachable from 75 places across 10 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 19 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 3h 55m door to door. The nearest origin is 71 km away.
How people reach Brest
Every mode that actually calls at Brest, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 60 | €18.88 | 4h 13m | 901 km | 2 |
| Flight | 48 | €45.57 | 3h 55m | 2,825 km | 16 |
| Ferry | 50 | €11.88 | 4h 10m | 599 km | 1 |
- 75Places you can arrive from
- 75Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 19Operators
The bus gets you into Brest. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Brest
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 6% | Concarneau, 71 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 100 | 63% | Rennes, 210 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 40 | 25% | Reims, 631 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 8 | 5% | Rome, 1512 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Brest that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Brest
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Brest
- Brest railway station
- Gare de Daoulas
- Gare de Dirinon
- Gare routière de Brest
- Gare Routière
- BES
- Le Brestoâ
- Gare Maritime (Molène et Ouessant)
BES is not in Brest, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from BES into Brest?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Brest costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Brest
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lannion to Brest ferry | €11.88 | 4h 40m | 85 km |
| Concarneau to Brest ferry | €11.88 | 4h 10m | 71 km |
| Lorient to Brest ferry | €11.89 | 5h 28m | 109 km |
| Vannes to Brest ferry | €15.74 | 6h 28m | 152 km |
| St-Malo to Brest ferry | €18.49 | 7h 32m | 185 km |
| Nantes to Brest bus | €18.88 | 4h 13m | 255 km |
| Angers to Brest bus | €21.08 | 5h 48m | 310 km |
| Le Havre to Brest bus | €21.63 | 5h 28m | 357 km |
| Couëron to Brest ferry | €21.78 | 10h 4m | 244 km |
| Nantes to Brest ferry | €22.33 | 10h 5m | 255 km |
| Cherbourg to Brest ferry | €23.98 | 9h 18m | 251 km |
| Le Havre to Brest ferry | €26.74 | 11h 53m | 357 km |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair to Brest ferry | €27.29 | 11h 26m | 319 km |
| Paris to Brest bus | €28.23 | 7h 26m | 505 km |
| Fontenay-le-Comte to Brest ferry | €28.93 | 13h 34m | 350 km |
| La Rochelle to Brest ferry | €29.48 | 13h 53m | 353 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Brest well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Brest?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Brest
Common questions about Travel to Brest
How can I get to Brest?
Brest is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 75 places, across 10 countries, on services run by 19 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Brest?
The cheapest way into Brest is by Ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 75 origins we sell into Brest over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Brest?
The fastest journey into Brest is by Flight, at 3h 55m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 71 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Brest have?
Brest has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Brest railway station, Gare de Daoulas, Gare de Dirinon. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Brest from within 200 km?
10 of the routes we sell into Brest start within 200 km. The nearest is Concarneau, 71 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Brest in France?
Brest connects to 75 places on our network across 10 countries, the furthest of them 2,825 km away in a straight line. France routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in France
The wider region
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Brest is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Brest
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Brest, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Plan a trip from here
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