There are 9 ways to get from Besançon to Prague by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, or car
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 Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
6h 20mKč 2,163–6,862Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Besançon to Praguebus FlixBus N199
15hKč 1,800–2,800Train
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
14h 25mKč 4,233–8,990Train, night train
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Belforttrain Ter
- Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain Ter
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
16h 32mKč 5,745–10,404Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
7h 35mKč 2,631–7,629Train, 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 Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
7h 36mKč 3,576–7,600Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Bourg En Bressetrain
- Take the train from Bourg En Bresse to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
8h 23mKč 2,911–7,447Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LUX - PRG
9h 41mKč 3,871–10,320Drive 829.1 km
- Drive from Besançon to Praguecar 829.1 km
7h 8mKč 3,232–4,669
Besançon to Prague by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Prague is to bus which costs 1 800 Kč - 2 800 Kč and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Prague is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs 2 100 Kč - 7 000 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Besançon and arriving at Prague. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Prague. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 25m.
The distance between Besançon and Prague is 751 km. The road distance is 829.1 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Prague without a car is to train which takes 14h 25m and costs 4 200 Kč - 9 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Besançon to Prague, including transfers.
Besançon to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Prague train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv station.
The best way to get from Besançon to Prague is to train which takes 14h 25m and costs 4 200 Kč - 9 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 800 Kč - 2 800 Kč and takes 15h.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Prague, Czechia?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Nürnberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 14h 25m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Besançon to Prague once daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,800–2,800 and the journey takes 15h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–14,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–14,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–6,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–13,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–9,000
- 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
- Kč 600–900
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–900
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bourg En Bresse to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–440
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,800
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Besançon to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Besançon to Prague train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Prague is 829 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Besançon to Prague.
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