There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Brest by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, night train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
10h 4m€235–377Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Parisbus FlixBus N199 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 55m€95–147Drive 1,118.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Brestcar 1,118.6 km
12h 4m€202–291Fly from Zurich Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ZRH - BES
6h 41m€138–329Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Quimpertrain Tgv
- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain Ter
13h 32m€224–511Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmartrain Ter
- Take the train from Colmar to Lorraine Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lorraine TGV to Quimpertrain
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to La Carènebus 931
14h 4mTrain to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BSL - BES
8h 20m€164–347Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane GVA - BES
10h 28m€209–447
Zurich to Brest by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Brest is to bus which costs €95 - €150 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Brest is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €130 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Brest station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Brest - SNCF Train Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Brest. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Brest via Mulhouse Ville, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 4m.
The distance between Zurich and Brest is 1219 km. The road distance is 1118.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Brest without a car is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs €230 - €380.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Zurich to Brest, including transfers.
Zurich to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Brest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Brest is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs €230 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 19h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €330 and takes 6h 41m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Brest via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station via Paris and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Colmar to Lorraine Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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 Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Quimper to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorraine TGV to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–65
- Seating Carriage
- €21–26
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare Routière SNCF to La Carène
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Zurich to Brest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Brest is 1119 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Zurich to Brest.
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