There are 11 ways to get from Athens to Besançon by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ATH - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viottetrain
10h€115–325Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Basel (BSL)plane ATH - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
9h 17m€114–313Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain Tgv
33h 38mTrain, bus, drive
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic
- Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Yvonandtrain S30
- Drive from Yvonand to Besançoncar
36h 57m€327–487Bus, car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from P.le Roma "D" to Ferrovia "D"ferry 4.2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Besançonbus
2d 4h€348–575Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
10h 6m€141–282Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ATH - 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
11h 17m€124–315Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ATH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
12h 4m€163–355Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Besançonbus
37h 29m€179–252Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Athens to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Basel, Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Besançonbus
38h 17m€135–186Drive 2,437.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Besançoncar 2,437.8 km
26h 55m€456–659
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Besançon is to bus via Kumanovo which costs €130 - €190 and takes 38h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Besançon is to fly and train which takes 9h 17m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Besançon via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 29m.
The distance between Athens and Besançon is 2065 km. The road distance is 2437.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Besançon without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h to get from Athens to Besançon, including transfers.
Athens to Besançon bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Besançon bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Besançon is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 7:15 PM in Athens and 6:15 PM in Besançon.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Besançon is 2438 km. It takes approximately 26h 55m to drive from Athens to Besançon.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Besançon, France?
You can take a bus from Athens to Besançon via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Basel, Bahnhof, and Basel SBB in around 37h 29m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
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 Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- 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 Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Sargans to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Yvonand
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €100–160
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- [email protected]
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from P.le Roma "D" to Ferrovia "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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