There are 10 ways to get from Zermatt to Brest by train (Trenitalia, TGV), train, bus, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to BrestTgv
12h 56m€150–434Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Visp to GenèveIr / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Take the train from Rennes to BrestTgv
22h 24m€131–291Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)GVA - BES
10h 17m€196–410Train
- Take the train from Visp to GenèveIr / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to BrestTgv
15h 10m€179–353Train, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Genève
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)LYS - BES
10h 42m€210–489Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)ZRH - BES
10h 35m€206–485Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)MXP - BES
11h 21m€133–384Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)LIN - BES
11h 58m€206–426Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)TRN - BES
12h 53m€134–597Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Brest
12h 48m€169–363
Zermatt to Brest by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Brest is to train and bus which costs €130 - €300 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Brest is to train and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs €190 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Zermatt to Brest. However, there are services departing from Zermatt, Bahnhof and arriving at Brest via Visp, Basel Sbb, Gare de Lyon, Bercy and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 56m.
The distance between Zermatt and Brest is 1360 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Brest without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 56m and costs €150 - €440.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Zermatt to Brest, including transfers.
Zermatt to Brest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Visp station.
Zermatt to Brest train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Brest, France?
You can take a train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brest via Visp, Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 12h 56m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Visp to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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
Train from Rennes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- €45–60
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €14–21
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €17–25
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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