Brest: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Brest is a city of 347,138 people in Belarus, 144 m (472 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Brest International Airport (BQT), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Brest-Tsentralny railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Brest runs from about 7 h 48 min a day in late December to 16 h 50 min in late June (computed for 52.11° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Brest is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Brest International Airport (BQT), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,596 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Brest: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Brest-Tsentralny railway station, Brest-Palyeski, Brest-East railway station, Brest-Pawnochny, Brest-South railway station. Trains to Brest
Buses to Brest · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Minsk, 326 km — flights · trains · buses
- Warsaw, 185 km (Poland) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kraków, 349 km (Poland)
- Lviv, 253 km (Ukraine) — trains · tours
- Łódź, 293 km (Poland) — tours
- Vilnius, 305 km (Lithuania) — trains · buses · car rental
- Kaliningrad, 359 km (Russia)
- Hrodna, 174 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lublin, 124 km (Poland) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Białystok, 120 km (Poland) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Oryol, Dorogomilovo District, Baienfurt, Botoșani, Nizhny Tagil, Kovrov, Lutsk, Siedlce, Terespol, Coevorden, Xiaogan, Port-sur-Saône, Aleppo, Ryazan.
Common questions
Which airport serves Brest?
Brest International Airport (BQT), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is Brest?
About 347,138 people live in Brest, across 146 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Brest in?
Europe/Minsk, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Brest?
The Belarusian ruble (BYN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Brest?
Minsk (326 km), Warsaw (185 km), Kraków (349 km), Lviv (253 km), Łódź (293 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.