Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Brussels to Fribourg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
8 h
Average
8 h 54 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
495 km
It's difficult to get from Brussels to Fribourg without transferring at least 3 times.
Distance | 306 miles (494 km) | |
Average train duration | 12 h 30 min | |
Average train ticket price | $139 (€121) | |
Train frequency | 11 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | Deutsche Bahn, TGV inOui or Thalys |
Trains from Brussels to Fribourg cover the 306 miles (494 km) long route taking on average 12 h 30 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn, TGV inOui or Thalys. Normally, there are 11 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $71 (€62), but the average price of train tickets is $139 (€121). Travelers depart most frequently from Bruxelles-Midi and arrive in Fribourg, Fonderie.
Buy your official Thalys and Deutsche Bahn train tickets from Brussels to Fribourg from $71 (€62) with Omio. Find train times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most popular route.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Brussels to Fribourg train.
Thalys is a French-Belgian high-speed train company that connects the main capital cities. For your next train between Brussels and Fribourg with Thalys, you can choose from these different ticket fares: Standard Mini, Standard, Comfort and Premium.
Thalys tickets from Brussels to Fribourg are available online on Omio. We help you compare and book your perfect trip with Thalys to Fribourg from Brussels all in one place. If you’re specifically looking for the cheapest, fastest or earliest train, you can find all the current Thalys train schedules and train tickets available on Omio for the 306 miles (494 km) journey. You can also see relevant travel information for the Thalys train, such as baggage allowance and amenities onboard depending on the class fare. Search for your ideal departure and arrival times for this train, compare the fastest Brussels to Fribourg routes as well as the cheapest ticket prices available, and buy the best Thalys Brussels to Fribourg train ticket that fits your needs. If you purchase tickets in the Omio app, you can quickly see if the Thalys train ticket is available as a mobile ticket, which makes it easy for you to travel paperless. You’ll then be ready to embark on your smooth and relaxing journey to Fribourg with Thalys!
Thalys from Brussels to Fribourg train information:
Travel by train between Brussels, Belgium and Fribourg, Switzerland is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Belgium
Entry Requirements:
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 1/24/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train from Brussels to Fribourg closer to your date of departure here
The restriction level for your return train to Brussels, Belgium from Fribourg is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
Conditions of reentry:
The government of Belgium has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 1/9/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Brussels from Fribourg closer to your date of departure here here.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Bruxelles-Midi and arriving in Fribourg, Fonderie.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Bruxelles-Midi and travel around 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city center to this train station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Fribourg, Fonderie and need to travel approximately 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from the train station to the city center in Fribourg.
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