There are 9 ways to get from Trieste to Brest by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, shuttle, or plane
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 Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
15h 58m€263–518Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane TRS - BES
9h 42m€117–441Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Lyonbus N406
- Take the bus from Lyon to Brestbus N724
29h 25m€161–243Drive 1,703.1 km
- Drive from Trieste to Brestcar 1,703.1 km
17h 47m€275–397Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LJU - BES
10h 18m€293–996Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain Fr
- Take the train from Modane to Bresttrain Tgv
20h 18m€329–545Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Stationbus
30h 2m€324–539Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane VCE - BES
8h 40m€309–632Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ZAG - BES
11h 58m€268–948
Trieste to Brest by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Brest is to bus which costs €160 - €250 and takes 29h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Brest is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs €300 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Brest. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Brest via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Brest. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Brest via Torino Porta Susa, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 58m.
The distance between Trieste and Brest is 1867 km. The road distance is 1703.1 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Brest without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 58m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Trieste to Brest, including transfers.
Trieste to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Brest train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Brest is to train via Paris which takes 15h 58m and costs €260 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €250 and takes 29h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €450 and takes 9h 42m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Brest via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 15h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Brest via Lyon in around 29h 25m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Ljubljana to Brest Bretagne Airport via Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Ljubljana to Brest Bretagne Airport via Zurich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Milan Linate, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- 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 Modane to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–204
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
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Booking & Getting There
Trieste to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Trieste to Brest train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Brest is 1703 km. It takes approximately 17h 47m to drive from Trieste to Brest.
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