There are 11 ways to get from Besançon to Brussels 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 Paris
best- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuidtrain Eurostar
6h 2m€103–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Besançon to Dijonbus FlixBus N199 / ...
- Take the bus from Dijon to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 20m€48–82Drive 495.6 km
- Drive from Besançon to Brusselscar 495.6 km
6h 16m€93–135Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LYS - BRU
7h 5m€134–354Train
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Centraltrain Ic / ...
8h 37m€127–209Bus via Mulhouse
- Take the bus from Besançon to Mulhousebus FlixBus N1720 / ...
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N837
11h 15m€57–93Train to Basel, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BSL - BRU
7h 50m€135–358Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
7h 22m€151–340Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CDG - BRU
6h 23m€217–435Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels 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 Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
7h 51m€122–308Train to Basel, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BSL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
8h€208–484
Besançon to Brussels by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Brussels is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Brussels is to train via Paris which takes 6h 2m and costs €100 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Brussels station. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at Brussels - Midi Train Station via Dijon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Brussel-Zuid via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 2m.
The distance between Besançon and Brussels is 686 km. The road distance is 495.6 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Brussels without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 2m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Besançon to Brussels, including transfers.
Besançon to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Brussels train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv station.
The best way to get from Besançon to Brussels is to train via Paris which takes 6h 2m and costs €100 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Brussel-Zuid via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 6h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Besançon to Brussels - Midi Train Station via Dijon in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dole Ville to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Dijon to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Besançon to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dijon station.
Besançon to Brussels train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Brussels is 496 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Besançon to Brussels.
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