There are 10 ways to get from Antwerp to Besançon by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Besancon Viottetrain Ter
5h 34m€100–210Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Dijonbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Dijon to Besançonbus FlixBus N199 / ...
10h 15m€48–86Bus, train
- Take the bus from Waypoint Antwerp Noorderplaats to Dijonbus N760
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Besancon Viottetrain Ter
9h 53m€66–103Drive 535.9 km
- Drive from Antwerp to Besançoncar 535.9 km
6h 33m€86–124Fly Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRU - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viottetrain
8h 15m€135–360Train
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Thionville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain Tgv
10h 16m€130–201Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
8h 16m€161–357Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
7h 55m€156–440Fly Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Frasnetrain
- Take the train from Frasne to Mouchardtrain
- Take the train from Mouchard to Besancon Viottetrain
9h 32m€119–320Fly Brussels Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BRU - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
8h 4m€209–455
Antwerp to Besançon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Antwerp to Besançon is to bus which costs €45 - €90 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Antwerp to Besançon is to train via Paris which takes 5h 34m and costs €100 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Antwerp to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats and arriving at Besançon via Dijon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Antwerp to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Antwerpen-Centraal and arriving at Besancon Viotte via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Dijon Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 34m.
The distance between Antwerp and Besançon is 735 km. The road distance is 535.9 km.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Besançon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 5h 34m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Antwerp to Besançon, including transfers.
Antwerp to Besançon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats station.
Antwerp to Besançon train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Antwerpen-Centraal station.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Besançon is to train via Paris which takes 5h 34m and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €90 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Antwerp, Belgium and Besançon, France?
You can take a train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Besancon Viotte via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Dijon Ville in around 5h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Besançon via Dijon in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Thionville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dijon Ville to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dijon Ville to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mouchard to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Frasne
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Waypoint Antwerp Noorderplaats to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dijon to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Antwerp to Besançon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Dijon station.
Antwerp to Besançon train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Antwerp to Besançon is 536 km. It takes approximately 6h 33m to drive from Antwerp to Besançon.
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