There are 9 ways to get from Bruges to Brest by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV), or car 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
best- Take the train from Bruges to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
7h 16m€170–444Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bruges to Brestbus N702
14h 55m€85–140Drive 782 km
- Drive from Bruges to Brestcar 782 km
8h 49m€122–176Bus, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bruges to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane CDG - BES
5h 12m€190–405Train via Rennes
- Take the train from Bruges to Courtraitrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Bresttrain Tgv
9h 10m€154–322Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bruges to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Brestcar
9h 55m€392–460Bus to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bruges to Lille Lesquin Airportbus
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LIL - BES
8h 35m€181–385Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane AMS - BES
9h 12m€196–434Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BRU - BES
9h 40m€152–351
Bruges to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Brest is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Brest is to bus and train and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs €190 - €410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bruges and arriving at Brest. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bruges to Brest. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Brest via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Bruges and Brest is 1010 km. The road distance is 782 km.
The best way to get from Bruges to Brest without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €170 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Bruges to Brest, including transfers.
Bruges to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Bruges to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bruges station.
The best way to get from Bruges to Brest is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs €170 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Bruges to Brest via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 7h 16m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bruges to Brest once daily. Tickets cost €85–140 and the journey takes 14h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- finistair.fr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruges to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- 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 Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruges to Courtrai
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bruges to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Lille Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Bruges to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brest station.
Bruges to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bruges to Brest is 782 km. It takes approximately 8h 49m to drive from Bruges to Brest.
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