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Compare train, coach and flight for Marseille to Besançon
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Marseille to Besançon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £53 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 5h 7m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £53, while a flight costs an average of £497.
Distance: 442 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Train | Driving |
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£53 Average Price Cheapest | £497 Average Price | £107 Average Price | £126 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 28m Average total duration 7h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 12m Average total duration 3h 12m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 5h 7m Average total duration Fastest 4h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 41m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Marseille to Besançon:
A coach is £54 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Marseille to Besançon costing on average £107.
A coach is £444 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Marseille to Besançon costing on average £497.
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Flight takes on average 5h 12m.
Coach takes on average 8h 28m.
You'll arrive about 2h 29m sooner (3h 12m by flight vs 5h 41m by car). Tickets start at around £497 compared to roughly £126 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
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How to get to Besançon from Marseille by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Marseille to Besançon is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 20:0010h35Marseille6:35Besançon£361One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- 20:0010h35Marseille6:35Besançon£361One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 16:558h15Marseille1:10Besançon£411One-way0 changes
Other options
- 8:109h55Marseille18:05Besançon£471One-way0 changes
- 18:1011h05Marseille5:15Besançon£521One-way0 changes
- 17:4010h35Marseille4:15Besançon£781One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Marseille to Besançon:
A coach is £54 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Marseille to Besançon costing on average £107.
A coach is £444 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Marseille to Besançon costing on average £497.
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Flight takes on average 5h 12m.
Coach takes on average 8h 28m.
- Around 50 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Marseille and Besançon as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Marseille Provence Airport and arrive in Geneva International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Marseille Saint-Charles and arrive in Besançon Viotte.
- Coaches mostly depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arrive in Besancon, Gare de la Viotte.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, Swiss, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Air France, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Vueling, Helvetic Airways, ITA, British Airways, Edelweiss Air to go to Besançon by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Besançon by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI, TER to go to Besançon by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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