There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Besançon by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), 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.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Basel, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Basel (BSL)plane OTP - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
8h 31m€74–292Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain Tgv
24h 11mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain Tgv
31h 5m€257–384Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Belforttrain Ter
- Take the train from Belfort to Besancon Viottetrain Ter
32h 9m€248–356Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
9h 33m€155–382Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
11h 56m€94–259Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane OTP - 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
10h 59m€146–356Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OTP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
11h 40m€164–400Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Nuremberg Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Besançonbus N1759 / ...
27h 43m€171–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzăubus
- Take the bus from Buzau to Colmarbus
- Take the train from Colmar to Mulhouse Villetrain Ter
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Belforttrain Ter
- Take the train from Belfort to Besancon Viottetrain Ter
40h 8m€169–241Drive 1,956 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Besançoncar 1,956 km
20h 17m€368–531
Bucharest to Besançon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Besançon is to fly and train which costs €90 - €260 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Besançon is to fly and train which takes 8h 31m and costs €70 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Besançon via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Besancon Viotte via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville and Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Bucharest and Besançon is 1651 km. The road distance is 1956 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Besançon without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 24h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Bucharest to Besançon, including transfers.
Bucharest to Besançon bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Besançon train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Besançon is to train which takes 31h 5m and costs €250 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €200 and takes 27h 43m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Besançon, France?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Besancon Viotte via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, and Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv in around 31h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Besançon via Nuremberg Central Station and Nuremberg central bus station in around 27h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Colmar to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Belfort to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mouchard to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Colmar to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Belfort to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €100–160
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €130–200
Train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €100–160
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Frasne
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Nuremberg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €122
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- [email protected]
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Buzau to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Besançon bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Nuremberg Central Station.
Besançon is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:11 AM in Bucharest and 2:11 AM in Besançon.
Bucharest to Besançon train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Besançon is 1956 km. It takes approximately 20h 17m to drive from Bucharest to Besançon.
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