There are 8 ways to get from Dortmund to Brest by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
10h 24m€279–556Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniersbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Brestbus N702
20h 16m€107–193Drive 1,090.8 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Brestcar 1,090.8 km
10h 41m€170–245Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane DUS - BES
10h 1m€149–359Train, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain Re
- Take the train from Herzogenrath 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
22h 52m€130–314Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane FRA - BES
8h 38m€204–755Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane AMS - BES
9h 37m€181–466Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane HAJ - BES
11h 11m€192–592
Dortmund to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Brest is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Brest is to train and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €200 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund to Brest. However, there are services departing from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse and arriving at Brest via Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Dortmund to Brest. However, there are services departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Brest via Koeln Hbf, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 24m.
The distance between Dortmund and Brest is 1232 km. The road distance is 1090.8 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Brest without a car is to train which takes 10h 24m and costs €270 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Dortmund to Brest, including transfers.
Dortmund to Brest bus services, operated by Sindbad, depart from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse station.
Dortmund to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Brest is to train which takes 10h 24m and costs €270 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 16m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Brest via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to Brest via LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers and Lille in around 20h 16m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- 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 Hannover Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- 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 Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- 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 Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Liège to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Dortmund to Brest bus services, operated by Sindbad, arrive at LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers station.
Dortmund to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Brest is 1091 km. It takes approximately 10h 41m to drive from Dortmund to Brest.
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