There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BES - OTP
9h 14m$219–914Train, bus via Aachen
cheapest- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
24h 37m$145–514Train
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
35h 14m$397–914Drive 2,810.3 km
- Drive from Brest to Bucharestcar 2,810.3 km
28h 22m$504–727Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RNS - OTP
11h 2m$244–667Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NTE - OTP
11h 19m$227–442Train, bus
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Rennes to București, Autogara Militaribus 1923
2d 1h$285–413Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
2d 7h$175–273Drive, car train
- Drive from Brest to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
29h 17m$524–1,806
Brest to Bucharest by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $170 - $280 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Bucharest is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $210 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from Brest to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 14m.
The distance between Brest and Bucharest is 2389 km. The road distance is 2810.3 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 24h 37m and costs $140 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Brest to Bucharest, including transfers.
Brest to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Bucharest is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $210 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $950 and takes 35h 14m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Brest. It is currently 8:27 AM in Brest and 9:27 AM in Bucharest.
Brest to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Bucharest, Romania?
Air France, Tarom, and two other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brest to Bucuresti Nord via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 35h 14m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–750
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $120–180
- Rail 1st Class
- $180–270
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–36
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $330–700
- Car Compartment
- $650–1,200
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–360
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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