There are 10 ways to get from Aachen to Brest by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
7h 54m€296–472Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen West to Liège-Guilleminstrain S43 / ...
- Take the bus from Liège to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Stationbus
20h 4m€93–161Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Brussels-North train stationbus 328 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus 328 / ...
- Take the bus from Lille to Brestbus
18h 49m€103–153Drive 944.2 km
- Drive from Aachen to Brestcar 944.2 km
9h 27m€178–256Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane DUS - BES
8hTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane FRA - BES
7h 41m€211–482Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane CDG - BES
6h 49m€237–687Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LUX - BES
10h 26m€179–518Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BRU - BES
7h 13m€168–355Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane AMS - BES
9h 50m€232–557
Aachen to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Brest is to train and bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Brest is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €230 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Brest. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Brest via Brussels-North train station and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Brest. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Brest via Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 54m.
The distance between Aachen and Brest is 1068 km. The road distance is 944.2 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Brest without a car is to train which takes 7h 54m and costs €290 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Aachen to Brest, including transfers.
Aachen to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Brest train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Brest is to train which takes 7h 54m and costs €290 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 18h 49m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Brest via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 7h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Brest via Brussels-North train station and Lille in around 18h 49m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Luxembourg to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Luxembourg to Brest Bretagne Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen West to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Aachen West to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €12–19
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Liège to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Aachen to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Aachen to Brest train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Brest is 944 km. It takes approximately 9h 27m to drive from Aachen to Brest.
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