There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Brest by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 16m$147–415Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus
17h 34m$83–260Drive 1,264.6 km
- Drive from Essen to Brestcar 1,264.6 km
10h 46m$209–301Fly 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$101–380Fly 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 58m$192–436Train, 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 55m$140–420Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Warsaw to Brestbus Pinsk-Wrocław / ...
19h 22m$143–166Bus via Hanover
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus stationbus N1361 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover to Brest Bus stationbus
21h 50m$155–316
Essen to Brest by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Brest is to train and bus which costs $80 - $260 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Brest is to fly and train which takes 9h 16m and costs $140 - $420.
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.
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 34m and costs $80 - $260.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Essen to Brest, including transfers.
Essen to Brest bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Brest bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Warszawa Centralna Station.
Brest is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 12:50 AM in Essen and 2:50 AM in Brest.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Brest is 1265 km. It takes approximately 10h 46m to drive from Essen to Brest.
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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lublin Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lublin Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Lublin Glowny to Lukow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Lukow to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Lublin Glowny to Lukow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Lukow to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Essen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $115–130
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +375 165 683545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
Bus from Warsaw to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- 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
- $130–280
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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