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Compare train and coach for Besançon to Basel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Besançon to Basel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £10. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 53m. 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 £10, and a train costs an average of £17.
Distance: 122 km
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£33 Average Price | £16 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 23m Average total duration Fastest 1h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 48m Average total duration 2h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Besançon to Basel
How to get to Basel from Besançon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Besançon to Basel is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus16:003h00Besancon, Gare de la Viotte19:00Basel, Bahnhof£161One-way0 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus16:003h00Besancon, Gare de la Viotte19:00Basel, Bahnhof£161One-way0 changes
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9626919:571h41Besançon Viotte21:38Basel SBB£471One-way2 changes
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830439 · 9613715:143h31Besançon Viotte18:45Basel St. Johann£171One-way2 changes
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830449 · 961177:324h13Besançon Viotte11:45Basel St. Johann£171One-way2 changes
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830439 · 9622915:142h54Besançon Viotte18:08Basel SBB£171One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Besançon to Basel:
A coach is £17 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Besançon to Basel costing on average £33.
Other travel options to Basel take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 18m.
- Around 17 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Besançon and Basel as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Besançon Viotte and arrive in Basel SBB.
- Coaches mostly depart from Besancon, Gare de la Viotte and arrive in Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Basel by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV Lyria, TER Mobigo | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Basel by train.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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