There are 5 ways to get from Besançon to Madeira by 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 to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane LYS - FNC
9h 50m€139–457Train to Franche-Comté Regional Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Villetrain
- Fly from Franche-Comté Regional Airport (DLE) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane DLE - FNC
13h 51m€86–291Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BSL - FNC
9h 15m€130–311Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- 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 Madeira Airport (FNC)plane GVA - FNC
10h 52m€152–321Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- 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 Madeira Airport (FNC)plane ZRH - FNC
10h 42m€191–393
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Madeira is to train and fly which costs €85 - €300 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Madeira is to train and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs €130 - €320.
The distance between Besançon and Madeira is 2599 km.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Besançon to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 1h behind Besançon. It is currently 2:22 AM in Besançon and 1:22 AM in Madeira.
There are 5476+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Madeira, Portugal?
There is no direct connection from Besançon to Madeira. However, you can take the train to Lyon Part Dieu, walk to Gare Part-Dieu - Villette, take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC), walk to Funchal Airport, then take the line 702 bus to Santa Cruz. Alternatively, you can take the train to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, take the train to Mulhouse Ville, take the train to St Louis, walk to Saint-Louis Gare Ouest, take the bus to EuroAirport, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC), walk to Funchal Airport, then take the line 702 bus to Santa Cruz.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Franche-Comté Regional Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
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 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 Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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
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 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)
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