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Compare coach, train and flight for Nantes to Besançon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Nantes to Besançon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £34. 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 £34, and a train costs an average of £47.
Distance: 571 km
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£106 Average Price | £77 Average Price Cheapest | £85 Average Price |
6h 16m Average total duration 5h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 10m Average total duration 10h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 15m Average total duration Fastest 1h 15m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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How to get to Besançon from Nantes by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nantes to Besançon is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
8:0023h35Nantes7:35Besançon£521One-way0 changes
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8:0023h35Nantes7:35Besançon£521One-way0 changes
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15:3012h05Nantes3:35Besançon£831One-way0 changes
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23:2519h30Nantes18:55Besançon£601One-way0 changes
23:2015h40Nantes15:00Besançon£631One-way0 changes
23:4015h20Nantes15:00Besançon£811One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Nantes to Besançon:
A flight is £3 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Nantes to Besançon costing on average £34.
A flight is £16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nantes to Besançon costing on average £47.
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 41m.
Coach takes on average 12h 5m.
- Around 56 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nantes and Besançon as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Nantes station and arrive in Besançon Viotte.
- Flights mostly depart from Nantes Atlantique Airport and arrive in Geneva International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Nantes, Route de Paris and arrive in Besancon, Gare de la Viotte.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | Intercités, TER BreizhGo, SNCF to go to Besançon by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Besançon by coach.
- Travel with easyJet to go to Besançon by flight.
- 2 direct flights per day with easyJet.
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