There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Hamburg by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BES - HAM
7h 11m€146–347Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 1702 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N71 / ...
21h 5m€127–216Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
13h 19m€345–832Drive 1,414.5 km
- Drive from Brest to Hamburgcar 1,414.5 km
13h 21m€219–317Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane RNS - HAM
9h 22m€219–500Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BES - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
9h 28m€183–623Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BES - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
10h 10m€184–503Train
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
18h 50m€258–516Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
25h 15m€141–259
Brest to Hamburg by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Hamburg is to bus which costs €120 - €220 and takes 21h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Hamburg is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €140 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 19m.
The distance between Brest and Hamburg is 1185 km. The road distance is 1414.5 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Hamburg without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 19m and costs €340 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Brest to Hamburg, including transfers.
Brest to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brest station.
Brest to Hamburg train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Hamburg is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €140 - €350. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €340 - €850 and takes 13h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 21h 5m.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Hamburg, Germany?
Air France, Volotea, and Eurowings fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brest to Hamburg Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and Köln Hbf in around 13h 19m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport via Lyon, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport via London Gatwick, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Hamburg Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Hamburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Hamburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport via Jersey, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport via London Gatwick, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport via Lyon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Hannover Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brest to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Brest to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Brest to Hamburg train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brest to Hamburg is 1414 km. It takes approximately 13h 21m to drive from Brest to Hamburg.
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