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How to get fromHelsinki to Brestby plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Brest by plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Helsinki Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport

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    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane plane HEL - BES
    9h 2m
    €117–559

  2. Bus, train via Ełk

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus bus
    2. Take the train from Elk to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus
    4. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain train Tgv
    2d
    €382–872

  3. Car ferry, line 80 ferry, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry ferry 80
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 345
    4. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nordtrain train Trn
    5. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain train Tgv
    2d 1h

  4. Drive 4,184.9 km

    1. Drive from Helsinki to Brestcar car 4,184.9 km
    44h 41m
    €767–1,108

  5. Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry ferry
    2. Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane plane TLL - BES
    11h 9m
    €185–690

  6. Fly Helsinki Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane plane HEL - RNS
    2. Take the train from Rennes to Bresttrain train
    13h 16m
    €227–504

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris to Brestbus bus
    2d 3h
    €299–493

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Esttrain train Trn
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain train Tgv
    2d 3h
    €424–790

  9. Bus via Hamburg

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Stationbus bus
    2d 9h
    €308–533

  10. Drive, car ferry, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Grenå to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    4. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    5. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    6. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Brestcar car
    2d 1h
    €999–1,366

Helsinki to Brest by bus, train, foot, and subway

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Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€382Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,319 km
  • Duration: 9h 2m

What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Brest, France?

Air France, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Brest via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris in around 2d 3h.

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