There are 9 ways to get from Groningen to Brest by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
10h 26m€307–539Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brestbus N702 / ...
21h€105–167Drive 1,155.6 km
- Drive from Groningen to Brestcar 1,155.6 km
12h 24m€213–308Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane AMS - BES
8h 27m€158–390Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Lelystad Centrumtrain
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Bresttrain Tgv
13h 18m€204–383Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane DUS - BES
10h 36m€214–405Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane AMS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Bresttrain
8h 43m€208–535Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane HAM - BES
11h 40m€171–492Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane HAJ - BES
11h 25m€226–598
Groningen to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Brest is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Brest is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen to Brest. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Brest via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Brest. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Brest via Schiphol Airport, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 26m.
The distance between Groningen and Brest is 1323 km. The road distance is 1155.6 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Brest without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 26m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Groningen to Brest, including transfers.
Groningen to Brest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Groningen station.
Groningen to Brest train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Brest is to train via Paris which takes 10h 26m and costs €300 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 21h.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Groningen to Brest via Schiphol Airport, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen to Brest via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 21h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Lelystad Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Lelystad Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €22–35
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Groningen to Brest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Groningen to Brest train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Schiphol Airport Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Brest is 1156 km. It takes approximately 12h 24m to drive from Groningen to Brest.
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