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Compare train, coach and flight for Nice to Besançon
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Nice to Besançon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £32. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 4m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £32, and a train costs an average of £61.
Distance: 406 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Train |
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£54 Average Price Cheapest | £59 Average Price | £118 Average Price |
10h 24m Average total duration 9h 54m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 4m Average total duration Fastest 1h 4m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 7h 55m Average total duration 7h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.4 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 2.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Nice to Besançon
How to get to Besançon from Nice by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nice to Besançon is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus9:2012h05Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)21:25Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£621One-way1 change
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- U2140221:451h00Nice Cote d'Azur Airport22:45Geneva International Airport£621One-way0 changes
Fastest
- U213868:001h00Nice Cote d'Azur Airport9:00Geneva International Airport£671One-way0 changes
Other options
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89581011:327h37Nice Saint-Augustin19:09Besançon Viotte£1091One-way2 changes- 17480+9896+
89456212:308h22Nice Saint-Augustin20:52Besançon Viotte£1181One-way2 changes 
5772+6703+89421319:0017h04Nice-Ville12:04Besançon Viotte£1031One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:1013h05Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)6:15Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£681One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus16:0514h10Nice, Gare Routière Vauban6:15Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£721One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:2014h15Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)8:35Besancon, Gare de la Viotte£761One-way1 change
- U2587816:401h15Nice Cote d'Azur Airport17:55EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg£971One-way0 changes
- U2139816:151h00Nice Cote d'Azur Airport17:15Geneva International Airport£1071One-way0 changes
LX52920:501h00Nice Cote d'Azur Airport21:50Geneva International Airport£1451One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Nice to Besançon:
A coach is £3 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Nice to Besançon costing on average £34.
A coach is £29 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nice to Besançon costing on average £61.
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 33m.
Coach takes on average 11h 5m.
- Around 57 flights per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nice and Besançon as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Nice Cote d'Azur Airport and arrive in Geneva International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Nice-Ville and arrive in Besançon Viotte.
- Coaches mostly depart from Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) and arrive in Besancon, Gare de la Viotte.
- Travel with easyJet to go to Besançon by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Lignes d'Azur to go to Besançon by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187 to go to Besançon by train.
- 6 direct flights per day with easyJet.
- 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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