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How to get fromEssen to Bretagneby train, taxi, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Bretagne by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Auraytrain train Tgv
    3. Take the taxi from Auray to Bretagnetaxi taxi
    9h 15m
    €357–578

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Parisbus bus N71
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Rennesbus bus 730 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus bus 620
    16h 14m
    €110–183

  3. Drive  956.5 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Bretagnecar car 956.5 km
    9h 32m
    €150–216

  4. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane DUS - RNS
    2. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus bus
    9h 5m
    €204–436

  5. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Rennestrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus bus 620
    9h 52m
    €279–473

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train Tha
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennestrain train
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus bus 620
    11h 9m
    €239–448

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane AMS - RNS
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus bus
    9h 26m
    €200–531

  8. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane plane DUS - BES
    2. Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Gare d'échanges to Port Arthur Z.A.bus bus
    10h 49m

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane DUS - NTE
    2. Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain train
    3. Take the bus from Gare d'échanges to Port Arthur Z.A.bus bus
    11h 2m

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration5h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€83Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,157.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 15m

What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bretagne, France?

You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Bretagne via Duisburg central train station, Paris, Gare Routière, and Gare SNCF in around 16h 14m.

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