There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Brest by train (TGV), bus, night train, train, car, 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
best- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to BrestTgv
13h 32m€185–381Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N367 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brest - SNCF Train StationBlaBlaCar Bus
27h 45m€64–150Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N367 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brest1702 / ...
26h 20m€66–155Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Paris EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to BrestTgv
19h 47m€126–427Drive 1,469.8 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Brest1,469.8 km
14h 17m€227–328Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)BER - BES
8h 36m€135–837Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)NUE - BES
9h 3m€248–398Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)HAJ - BES
10h 20m€159–354Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)LEJ - BES
10h€131–664Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)PRG - BES
11h 19m€143–340Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)DRS - BES
12h 22m€268–480
Leipzig to Brest by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Brest is to bus via Paris which costs €60 - €150 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Brest is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs €130 - €850.
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 26h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Brest. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Brest via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Gare de l'Est and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 32m.
The distance between Leipzig and Brest is 1648 km. The road distance is 1469.8 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Brest without a car is to train which takes 13h 32m and costs €180 - €390.
It takes approximately 13h 32m 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Brest is to train which takes 13h 32m and costs €180 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €160 and takes 26h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €700 and takes 10h.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Brest via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Brest via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 26h 20m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Frankfurt, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Vienna, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Munich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Munich, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Zurich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dusseldorf, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–850
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €75–100
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- 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
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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 Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Brest is 1470 km. It takes approximately 14h 17m to drive from Leipzig to Brest.
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