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How to get fromBrest to Bernby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Bern by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    9h 50m
    CHF 216–350

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Brest to Lyonbus bus N724
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus bus FlixBus N1149 / ...
    21h 10m
    CHF 97–156

  3. Drive  1,067 km

    1. Drive from Brest to Berncar car 1,067 km
    11h 23m
    CHF 179–259

  4. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BES - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    7h 56m
    CHF 162–339

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    21h 11m
    CHF 107–173

  6. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BES - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    7h 57m
    CHF 158–358

  7. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BES - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    9h 10m
    CHF 158–373

  8. Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BES - LYS
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    3. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train
    9h 8m
    CHF 189–423

  9. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BES - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Brig to Berntrain train
    11h 45m
    CHF 122–286

Brest to Bern by train and bus

Calendar83Weekly Services
Duration9h 50mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 216Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,230.4 km
  • Duration: 9h 50m

What companies run services between Brest, France and Bern, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Brest to Bern via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Gare Montparnasse, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 9h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest to Bern via Lyon in around 21h 10m.

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