There are 7 ways to get from Besançon to Cinque Terre by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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 Chambéry
best- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Amberieu En Bugeytrain Ter
- Take the train from Amberieu En Bugey to Aix Les Bains Le Revardtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to La Spezia Centraletrain Fr
11h 47m€111–229Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from PEM Viotte to PEM Garebus 203 / ...
- Take the bus from Pontarlier - Bus station to Milan - San Donato Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Levantotrain
16h 23m€68–112Bus
- Take the bus from Besançon to Lyonbus N720 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to La Speziabus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 14m€86–159Drive 609.9 km
- Drive from Besançon to Cinque Terrecar 609.9 km
7h 26m€95–137Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola 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 Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain
10h 37m€171–440Train
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to La Chaux-De-Fondstrain Ter
- Take the train from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Locarnotrain Ic
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain Ic
14h 24m€175–509Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- 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
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Monterossotrain
11h 1m€168–445
Besançon to Cinque Terre by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Cinque Terre is to bus and train which costs €65 - €120 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Cinque Terre is to drive which takes 7h 26m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Cinque Terre. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at La Spezia Via Fiume via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Canaletto - Porto Ovest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Cinque Terre. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Corniglia via Amberieu En Bugey, Aix Les Bains Le Revard, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Torino Lingotto and La Spezia Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 47m.
The distance between Besançon and Cinque Terre is 722 km. The road distance is 609.9 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Cinque Terre without a car is to train via Chambéry which takes 11h 47m and costs €110 - €230.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Besançon to Cinque Terre, including transfers.
Besançon to Cinque Terre bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Cinque Terre train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Besancon Viotte station.
The best way to get from Besançon to Cinque Terre is to train via Chambéry which takes 11h 47m and costs €110 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 15h 14m.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Cinque Terre, Italy?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Corniglia via Amberieu En Bugey, Aix Les Bains Le Revard, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Torino Lingotto, and La Spezia Centrale in around 11h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Besançon to Corniglia via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, La Spezia, Canaletto - Porto Ovest, La Spezia Via Fiume, and La Spezia Centrale in around 15h 14m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- 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
- 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
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 Besancon Viotte to Amberieu En Bugey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Amberieu En Bugey to Aix Les Bains Le Revard
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to La Chaux-De-Fonds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Lingotto to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Torino Lingotto to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Levanto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Besançon to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to La Spezia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pontarlier - Bus station to Milan - San Donato Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 3 80 11 29 29
- Website
- viamobigo.fr
Bus from PEM Viotte to PEM Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- viamobigo.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Besançon to Cinque Terre bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Besançon to Cinque Terre train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Amberieu En Bugey station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Cinque Terre is 610 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Besançon to Cinque Terre.
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