There are 9 ways to get from Italy to Besançon by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain Tgv
11h 42m€185–359Fly Naples Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Basel (BSL)plane NAP - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
7h 23m€85–276Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquaibus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Besançonbus FlixBus N199
14h 6m€110–174Drive 1,007.1 km
- Drive from Rome to Besançoncar 1,007.1 km
10h 45m€157–227Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgvtrain
7h 3m€134–386Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain Ec
- Take the train from Bern to Pontarliertrain Re9
- Take the bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viottebus 203 / ...
12h 15m€176–387Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Pontarlier - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viottebus 203 / ...
19h 44m€86–116Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FCO - 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
9h 48m€119–380Fly Naples Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NAP - 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
9h 41m€141–416
Italy to Besançon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Besançon is to bus which costs €85 - €120 and takes 19h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Besançon is to train and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Termini and arriving at Besançon via Roma Prenestina A1 and Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Italy to Besançon. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Besancon Viotte via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, Mulhouse Ville and Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 42m.
The distance between Italy and Besançon is 1116 km. The road distance is 1007.1 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Besançon without a car is to train which takes 11h 42m and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Italy to Besançon, including transfers.
Italy to Besançon bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Roma Prenestina A1 station.
Italy to Besançon train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Italy to Besançon is to train which takes 11h 42m and costs €180 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Zurich, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 14h 6m.
What companies run services between Italy and Besançon, France?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Besancon Viotte via Milano Centrale, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, and Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv in around 11h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Termini to Besançon via L.Go Preneste, Roma Prenestina A1, and Zurich Bus Station in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Naples Airport to Basel via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Naples Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Naples Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Geneva International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Naples Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Naples Airport to Geneva International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Naples Airport to Geneva International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- 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 Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- 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 Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mouchard to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Frasne to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mouchard to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Pontarlier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Frasne
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Frasne
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Besançon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 3 80 11 29 29
- Website
- viamobigo.fr
Bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- viamobigo.fr
Bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- viamobigo.fr
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Pontarlier - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Italy to Besançon bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai station.
Italy to Besançon train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Italy to Besançon is 1007 km. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Italy to Besançon.
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