There are 11 ways to get from Besançon to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BSL - OTP
9h 6m$175–410Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
8h 11m$93–273Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen, HbfTha
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
23h 19m$155–414Train
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
32h 23m$397–801Drive 1,958.1 km
- Drive from Besançon to Bucharest1,958.1 km
20h 2m$351–507Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Mouchard
- Take the train from Mouchard to Lausanne
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GVA - OTP
9h 17m$240–515Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
8h 59m$228–516Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Dijon Ville
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LYS - OTP
9h 18m$182–460Train, bus
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to BelfortTer
- Take the bus from Belfort to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
29h 54m$118–170Bus
- Take the bus from Besançon to Zurich Bus StationN199 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari1921
35h 5m$178–262Drive, car train
- Drive from Besançon to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
21h 27m$421–602
Besançon to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $90 - $280 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $90 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Besançon to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Besancon Viotte and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 23m.
The distance between Besançon and Bucharest is 1657 km. The road distance is 1958.1 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 23h 19m and costs $150 - $420.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Besançon to Bucharest, including transfers.
Besançon to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv station.
The best way to get from Besançon to Bucharest is to train which takes 32h 23m and costs $390 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $270 and takes 35h 5m.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Bucuresti Nord via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 32h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Besançon to București, Autogara Militari via Zurich Bus Station in around 35h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon Viotte to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mouchard to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $24–40
- Rail 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Mouchard
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $18–26
- Rail 1st Class
- $27–40
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Besancon Viotte to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $39–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- $55–85
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Belfort to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Besançon to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Besançon to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Besançon. It is currently 3:55 AM in Besançon and 4:55 AM in Bucharest.
Besançon to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Bucharest is 1958 km. It takes approximately 20h 2m to drive from Besançon to Bucharest.
Book your Besançon to Bucharest bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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