There are 11 ways to get from Besançon to Dortmund by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 47 / ...
7h 47m€132–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Besançon to Freiburgbus FlixBus N1720 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus FlixBus N07 / ...
11h 50m€62–95Drive 573.1 km
- Drive from Besançon to Dortmundcar 573.1 km
7h 10m€109–157Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 2m€153–372Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
8h 29m€119–234Bus, train
- Take the bus from Besançon to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N1720
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice
14h 17m€96–177Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf 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 Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 36m€159–390Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- 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 Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
9h 28m€214–446Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
9h 11m€213–524Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn 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 Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
8h 43m€149–397Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- 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 Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
11h 18m€220–474
Besançon to Dortmund by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Dortmund is to bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Dortmund is to drive which takes 7h 10m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Dortmund station. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at Dortmund central bus station via Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Besançon and Dortmund is 746 km. The road distance is 573.1 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 7h 47m and costs €130 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Besançon to Dortmund, including transfers.
Besançon to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Dortmund train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv station.
The best way to get from Besançon to Dortmund is to train which takes 7h 47m and costs €130 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 11h 50m.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Dortmund Hbf via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Besançon to Dortmund central bus station via Freiburg in around 11h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- 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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- 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
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 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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-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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- 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
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 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)
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 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Besançon to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- Sindbad
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Booking & Getting There
Besançon to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Besançon to Dortmund train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Dortmund is 573 km. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Besançon to Dortmund.
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