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Compare train and bus for Grenoble to Besançon
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Grenoble to Besançon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $20. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 54m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $20, and a train costs an average of $30.
Distance: 142 miles (230 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
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$32 Average price Cheapest | $57 Average price | $108 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 20m Average total duration 4h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 24m Average total duration Fastest 3h 54m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 18m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Grenoble to Besançon:
A bus is $25 (€20) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Grenoble to Besançon costing on average $57 (€45).
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 50m.
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How to get from Grenoble to Besançon by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Grenoble to Besançon is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 10:30 AM5h45Grenoble4:15 PMBesançon$201One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 10:30 AM5h45Grenoble4:15 PMBesançon$201One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 10:30 AM5h45Grenoble4:15 PMBesançon$201One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 1:05 PM7h20Grenoble8:25 PMBesançon$431One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Grenoble to Besançon:
A bus is $25 (€20) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Grenoble to Besançon costing on average $57 (€45).
Other travel options to Besançon take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 50m.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Grenoble and Besançon as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Gare de Grenoble and arrive in Besançon Viotte.
- Buses mostly depart from Grenoble, Rue Emile Gueymard (Gare Routière) and arrive in Besancon, Gare de la Viotte.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to Besançon by bus.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Besançon by train.
- 3 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
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