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Compare train and coach for Geneva to Besançon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Geneva to Besançon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £22. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 48m. 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 £22, and a train costs an average of £21.
Distance: 117 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£48 Average Price | £37 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 18m Average total duration Fastest 3h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 10m Average total duration 4h 40m 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 Geneva to Besançon
How to get to Besançon from Geneva by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Geneva to Besançon is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus12:107h55Geneve, Place Dorcière20:05Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£261One-way1 change
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FlixBus · FlixBus12:107h55Geneve, Place Dorcière20:05Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£261One-way1 change
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97648:293h40Geneva station12:09Besançon Viotte£641One-way1 change
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96646 · 17960 · 89581416:344h35Geneva station21:09Besançon Viotte£411One-way2 changes
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8945309:295h01Geneva station14:30Besançon Viotte£711One-way2 changes
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977414:294h40Geneva station19:09Besançon Viotte£831One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus8:058h10Geneve, Place Dorcière16:15Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£261One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus21:3511h00Geneve, Place Dorcière8:35Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£261One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus13:258h00Geneve, Place Dorcière21:25Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£271One-way1 change
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FAQs: Geneva to Besançon
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This is compared to other travel options from Geneva to Besançon:
A coach is £11 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Geneva to Besançon costing on average £48.
Other travel options to Besançon 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 Geneva and Besançon as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Geneva station and arrive in Besançon Viotte.
- Coaches mostly depart from Geneve, Place Dorcière and arrive in Besancon, Gare de la Viotte.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Besançon by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Besançon by train.
- 3 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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