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Compare train, coach and flight for Besançon to Lille
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Besançon to Lille among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £28. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 15m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £28, and a flight costs an average of £71.
Distance: 434 km
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£53 Average Price Cheapest | £100 Average Price | £145 Average Price |
8h 2m Average total duration 7h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 16m Average total duration 3h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 15m Average total duration Fastest 1h 15m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Besançon to Lille
How to get to Lille from Besançon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Besançon to Lille is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus1:1510h45Besancon, Gare de la Viotte12:00Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£461One-way1 change
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus1:1510h45Besancon, Gare de la Viotte12:00Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£461One-way1 change
Fastest
DS133910:151h20Geneva International Airport11:35Lille Airport£801One-way0 changes
Other options
6708 · 7297+
89455218:085h04Besançon Viotte23:12Lille Flandres£751One-way2 changes
6704 · 7053+
89421212:065h42Besançon Viotte17:48Lille Flandres£951One-way2 changes
6702 · 7569+
8945088:085h40Besançon Viotte13:48Lille-Europe£1111One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus14:2011h25Besancon, Gare de la Viotte1:45Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£561One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Besançon to Lille:
A coach is £47 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Besançon to Lille costing on average £100.
A coach is £92 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Besançon to Lille costing on average £145.
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 46m.
Coach takes on average 7h 32m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Besançon and Lille as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Geneva International Airport and arrive in Lille Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Besancon, Gare de la Viotte and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).
- Trains mostly depart from Besançon Viotte and arrive in Lille-Europe.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Lille by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV Lyria, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Lille by train.
- Travel with easyJet to go to Lille by flight.
- 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct flights per day with easyJet.
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