One of the most interesting cities in Belarus, Brest is located on the territory of the historical, legendary region of Polesie. Every year it receives thousands of tourists who are attracted by the opportunity to see a number of significant sights, including the famous Brest Fortress, as well as to visit the nearby Belovezhskaya Pushcha nature reserve. Brest is also a major economic center of Belarus, so people often come here on business, and then stay for a couple of days to take a break from everyday worries. How to get to Brest is described in our article.
How to get to Brest - an easy way
Young people, students, independent travelers, that is, all those who want to save money on a trip to Brest, choose the easiest way to travel - by bus. International buses depart from Kazansky and Rizhsky railway stations and from the Dynamo metro station. Flights are not operated daily, but once or twice a week. Intercars buses leave from the Dynamo metro station, which will take passengers to the Brest bus station in 15-16 hours.
There are also several transit buses running through Brest. The terminal stations can be Naples, Berlin and other European cities. Such buses run a little longer than the Moscow-Brest transport.
How to get to Brest by bus from St. Petersburg? at the bus station near the Obvodny Canal metro station, you can take a bus that goes to Brest for about 19 hours. The buses of the company "ECOLINES" also run between the cities of St. Petersburg and Brest. They leave daily from the Vitebsk railway station at 20:10 and go about 20 hours to Brest.
You should take care of buying tickets for buses in advance, because the Belarusian direction is in great demand among passengers.
To Brest by train
It is convenient to travel by train to Brest. Trains as a means of transportation are chosen by:
- people who do not want to spend large sums on tickets;
- those who like to travel with relative comfort;
- passengers who can afford to spend about 15 hours on the road;
- families with children;
- aged people.
There are direct trains between Moscow and Brest. They leave from the Belorussky railway station. The way to Brest takes from 12, 5 to 23, 5 hours, depending on the chosen train. The fare in a reserved seat carriage is about 3-4 thousand rubles, in a compartment - from 6 to 12 thousand rubles.
There are also transit trains Strizh, Polonez and Vltava bound for Berlin, Warsaw and Prague, respectively. They stop at Brest. Trains to Nice and Paris also pass through Brest, which should be borne in mind when planning your route.
Tickets for one of the trains to Brest can be bought both in advance and at the box office a few hours before the train leaves.
By plane to Brest
How to get to Brest quickly? By plane? This is not the case! There are no direct flights between Moscow and Brest, which has an international airport. You will have to fly with one or two transfers from about 9 to 20 hours. Flights are carried out by several carrier companies: Aeroflot, Belavia and some others. You can get from the Brest airport to the city center by: minibus, the final stop of which is the bus station; Taxi.
Traveling with two connections is not for everyone. It is much easier to fly to Minsk in 1 hour and 20 minutes, and then take a bus or minibus and get to Brest in a few hours. You can also take the local train, which is not expensive at all. These local trains depart from Minsk several times a day.
