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Compare coach and train for Besançon to Geneva
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Besançon to Geneva among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £23. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 30m. 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 £23, and a train costs an average of £35.
Distance: 117 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£36 Average Price Cheapest | £71 Average Price |
5h 10m Average total duration 4h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 0m Average total duration Fastest 3h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Besançon to Geneva
How to get to Geneva from Besançon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Besançon to Geneva is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus9:509h00Besancon, Gare de la Viotte18:50Geneve, Place Dorcière£531One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus13:008h30Besancon, Gare de la Viotte21:30Geneve, Place Dorcière£511One-way1 change
Fastest
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978919:513h38Besançon Viotte23:29Geneva station£791One-way1 change
Other options
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4200+965108:565h39Besançon Viotte14:35Geneva station£861One-way2 changes- 895853+97658:514h38Besançon Viotte13:29Geneva station£931One-way1 change
- 895861+977512:205h11Besançon Viotte17:31Geneva station£881One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus20:009h50Besancon, Gare de la Viotte5:50Geneve, Place Dorcière£511One-way1 change
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FAQs: Besançon to Geneva
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This is compared to other travel options from Besançon to Geneva:
A coach is £34 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Besançon to Geneva costing on average £71.
Other travel options to Geneva take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 40m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Besançon and Geneva as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Besançon Viotte and arrive in Geneva station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Besancon, Gare de la Viotte and arrive in Geneve, Place Dorcière.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Geneva by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, SNCF | TGV Lyria, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF to go to Geneva by train.
- 3 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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