There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
10h 20m€223–463Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Brest to Bordeauxbus 1701
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1721 / ...
13h 25m€70–117Bus
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 26m€72–137Drive 845.2 km
- Drive from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 845.2 km
8h 32m€133–192Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BES - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
6h 46m€156–401Train
- Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
12h 39m€156–331Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BES - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
9h 8m€124–290Fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane BES - EAS
14h 57m€153–603Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BES - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
10h 30m€152–369
Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €65 - €120 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which takes 6h 46m and costs €150 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest station to Donostia / San Sebastián station. However, there are services departing from Brest - SNCF Train Station and arriving at San Sebastián - Bus Station via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Brest and Donostia / San Sebastián is 1396 km. The road distance is 845.2 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 20m and costs €220 - €470.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián, including transfers.
Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Brest - SNCF Train Station.
Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián is to train via Paris which takes 10h 20m and costs €220 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 26m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €650 and takes 14h 57m.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain?
You can take a train from Brest to Amara-Donostia via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 10h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 12h 26m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–360
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Marseille, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brest to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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More Questions & Answers
Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián is 845 km. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Brest to Donostia / San Sebastián.
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