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Compare train and coach for Basel to Besançon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Besançon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £9. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 56m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £9, and a train costs an average of £17.
Distance: 122 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£33 Average Price | £15 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 26m Average total duration Fastest 1h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 47m Average total duration 2h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Besançon
How to get to Besançon from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Besançon is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 10:252h50Basel13:15Besançon£131One-way0 changes
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- 10:252h50Basel13:15Besançon£131One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 10:252h50Basel13:15Besançon£131One-way0 changes
Other options
- 16:404h50Basel21:30Besançon£151One-way0 changes
- 9:252h50Basel12:15Besançon£261One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Basel to Besançon
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Besançon:
A coach is £18 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Besançon costing on average £33.
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 17m.
- Around 18 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Besançon as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Besançon Viotte.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Besancon, Gare de la Viotte.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV Lyria, TER, TER Mobigo | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Besançon by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, SNCF | Autocar to go to Besançon by coach.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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