There are 9 ways to get from Besançon to Venice by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
6h 8m€92–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Besançon to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N199
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
11h 54m€36–56Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
11h 19m€122–202Drive 710 km
- Drive from Besançon to Venicecar 710 km
7h 46m€115–166Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
7h 14m€85–301Train, 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
8h 11m€113–336Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
7h 46m€138–346Train
- 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 Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
13h 20m€198–309Bus, train
- Take the bus from Besançon to Basel SBBbus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Luciatrain
14h 28m€132–206
Besançon to Venice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Venice is to bus which costs €35 - €60 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Venice is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Venice. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at Venezia, Piazzale Roma via Basel, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Venice. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Venezia S. Lucia via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 19m.
The distance between Besançon and Venice is 619 km. The road distance is 710 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Venice without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 19m and costs €120 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Besançon to Venice, including transfers.
Besançon to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Venice 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 Venice is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 19m and costs €120 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 11h 54m.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Venice, Italy?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Venezia S. Lucia via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale in around 11h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Besançon to Venezia, Piazzale Roma via Basel SBB and Basel, Bahnhof in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- 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 45m
- 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 Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
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-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to La Chaux-De-Fonds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Booking & Getting There
Besançon to Venice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Besançon to Venice train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Venice is 710 km. It takes approximately 7h 46m to drive from Besançon to Venice.
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