There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Brest by train (TGV), bus, car, train, 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 Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bresttrain Tgv
13h 51m€271–504Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N780
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brestbus 1702 / ...
23h 30m€96–168Drive 1,467.9 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Brestcar 1,467.9 km
14h 26m€223–322Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BER - BES
8h 38m€179–339Train
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Quimpertrain Tgv
- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain Ter
16h 29m€271–553Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Parisbus Kyiv-Paris
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 59mTrain to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane NUE - BES
9h 22m€212–452Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane HAJ - BES
10h 28m€245–500Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LEJ - BES
10h 32m€142–776Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane PRG - BES
11h 15mTrain to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane DRS - BES
12h 38m€189–900
Leipzig to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Brest is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Brest is to train and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €170 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Brest. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Brest via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Brest. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Brest via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Gare de l'Est and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 51m.
The distance between Leipzig and Brest is 1639 km. The road distance is 1467.9 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Brest without a car is to train via Paris which takes 13h 51m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Leipzig to Brest, including transfers.
Leipzig to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Brest is to train via Paris which takes 13h 51m and costs €270 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 23h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €800 and takes 10h 32m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Brest via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Brest via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 23h 30m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Vienna, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Munich, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–950
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–850
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Munich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–950
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dusseldorf, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–900
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brest Bretagne Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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 Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- €150–220
Train from Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–400
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €180–270
- Rail 1st Class
- €280–400
Train from Quimper to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €95–130
- 1st Class
- €130–170
Train from Strasbourg to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
- 1st Class
- €210–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Leipzig to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Brest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Leipzig to Brest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Brest is 1468 km. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from Leipzig to Brest.
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