There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Brest by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DUS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespoltrain
9h 28m$161–459Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Charlottenburg Bhftrain 14
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus
17h 27m$135–480Train, night train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnianighttrain En
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespoltrain Ic
24h 18m$402–1,520Drive 1,264.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Brestcar 1,264.6 km
10h 46m$209–301Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lublin Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lublin Airport (LUZ)plane DUS - LUZ
- Take the train from Lublin Glowny to Lukowtrain
- Take the train from Lukow to Terespoltrain
13h 30m$211–597Fly Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane DTM - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespoltrain
10h 20m$136–454Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane EIN - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespoltrain
11h 54m$150–547Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Warsaw to Brestbus Pinsk-Wrocław / ...
19h 22mBus via Hanover
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Hanover to Brest Bus stationbus
19h 56m$150–321
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Brest is to bus via Hanover which costs $150 - $330 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Brest is to fly and train which takes 9h 28m and costs $160 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Brest. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Brest via Warsaw. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Brest. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Terespol via Muenchen Hbf and Warszawa Wschodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 18m.
The distance between Essen and Brest is 1246 km. The road distance is 1264.6 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Brest without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 27m and costs $130 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Essen to Brest, including transfers.
Essen to Brest bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Brest bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Warszawa Centralna Station.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Brest, Belarus?
You can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Brest via Warszawa Centralna Station and Warsaw in around 19h 22m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lublin Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Lublin Glowny to Lukow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Lukow to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Charlottenburg Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Lublin Glowny to Lukow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Lukow to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +375 165 641144
- [email protected]
- Website
- pinskap.by
Bus from Warsaw to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- pinskap.by
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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More Questions & Answers
Brest is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 9:37 AM in Essen and 10:37 AM in Brest.
Essen to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Brest is 1265 km. It takes approximately 10h 46m to drive from Essen to Brest.
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