There are 11 ways to get from Besançon to Cannes by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Marseille
best- Take the train from Besançon Franche-Comté TGV to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannestrain Tgv
7h 45m€137–299Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Besançon - Viotte Hub to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 22m€60–110Drive 587 km
- Drive from Besançon to Cannescar 587 km
8h€91–132Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LYS - NCE
6h 12m€141–334Train (TGV)
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Cannestrain Tgv
7h 49m€162–264Bus via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Besançon to Grenoblebus 720
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Antibesbus FlixBus N739 / ...
15h 30m€74–131Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane SXB - NCE
6h 21m€94–309Train, train to Basel, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BSL - NCE
6h 36m€78–240Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Villetrain
- Take the train from Dole Ville to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane GVA - NCE
8h 16m€113–292Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane ZRH - NCE
8h 9m€147–352Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LYS - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannestrain
8h 32m€172–384
Besançon to Cannes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Cannes is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Cannes is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €140 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Besançon - Viotte Hub and arriving at Le Riou via Gare Routière and Hôtel de Police. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Cannes via Besançon Franche-Comté TGV and Marseille St Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Besançon and Cannes is 788 km. The road distance is 587 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Cannes without a car is to train via Marseille which takes 7h 45m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Besançon to Cannes, including transfers.
Besançon to Cannes bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Besançon - Viotte Hub station.
Besançon to Cannes train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Besançon Franche-Comté TGV station.
The best way to get from Besançon to Cannes is to train via Marseille which takes 7h 45m and costs €130 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 11h 22m.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Cannes, France?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Cannes via Besançon Franche-Comté TGV and Marseille St Charles in around 7h 45m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Besançon - Viotte Hub to Fréjus - Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 9h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Besançon Franche-Comté TGV to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon Viotte to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dole Ville to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Besançon - Viotte Hub to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Besançon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Besançon to Cannes bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Fréjus - Bus Station.
Besançon to Cannes train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Marseille Saint-Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Cannes is 587 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Besançon to Cannes.
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