There are 12 ways to get from Bremen to Besançon by train (TGV), bus, night train, car, car train, 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
best- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain Tgv
9h 58m€172–324Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Bremen Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Besançonbus FlixBus N199
13h 1m€58–143Bus
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hanover central bus stationbus 144 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Besançonbus
15h 50m€75–118Drive 814.6 km
- Drive from Bremen to Besançoncar 814.6 km
8h 14m€129–186Drive, car train
- Drive from Bremen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Besançoncar
10h 30m€141–191Train, bus
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Besançonbus FlixBus N199
10h 53m€164–310Fly Bremen Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Basel (BSL)plane BRE - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
8h 37m€136–319Fly Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
8h 2m€173–426Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
8h 22m€99–370Fly Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Frasnetrain
- Take the train from Frasne to Mouchardtrain
- Take the train from Mouchard to Besancon Viottetrain
11h 31m€179–398Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
9h 17m€171–374Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
9h 20m€210–482
Bremen to Besançon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bremen to Besançon is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bremen to Besançon is to fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs €170 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Bremen to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Bremen Fernbusterminal and arriving at Besançon via Hanover central bus station and Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bremen to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Bremen Hbf and arriving at Besancon Viotte via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg and Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
The distance between Bremen and Besançon is 951 km. The road distance is 814.6 km.
The best way to get from Bremen to Besançon without a car is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Bremen to Besançon, including transfers.
Bremen to Besançon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
Bremen to Besançon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bremen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bremen to Besançon is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs €170 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 15h 50m.
What companies run services between Bremen, Germany and Besançon, France?
You can take a train from Bremen Hbf to Besancon Viotte via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv in around 9h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Besançon via Hanover central bus station and Freiburg in around 15h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Bremen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bremen to Besançon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Bremen to Besançon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bremen to Besançon is 815 km. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Bremen to Besançon.
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