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How to get fromBesançon to Modenaby train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 11 ways to get from Besançon to Modena by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse VilletrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse to Zürich HBtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Milano CentraletrainEc
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenatrainFr
    11h 11m
    €155–340

  2. Bus via Milan

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Besançon to Basel SBBbus099
    2. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanobusN11 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Nordbus
    11h 55m
    €41–99

  3. Drive 620.2 km

    1. Drive from Besançon to Modenacar620.2 km
    7h
    €97–139

  4. Train to Basel, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeBSL - BLQ
    9h 48m
    €103–552

  5. Train via Como

    1. Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse VilletrainTgv
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse to Zürich HBtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. GiovannitrainEc
    4. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano CentraletrainEc
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenatrainFr
    11h 23m
    €142–314

  6. Train via Spiez

    1. Take the train from Besancon Viotte to La Chaux-De-FondstrainTer
    2. Take the train from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Berntrain
    3. Take the train from Bern to SpieztrainIc8 / ...
    4. Take the train from Spiez to DomodossolatrainEc / ...
    5. Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
    6. Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenatrainFr
    11h 35m
    €72–218

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Besançon to Zurich Bus StationbusN199 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse to Modena Terminal GottardibusItabus
    13h 50m
    €45–117

  8. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Mouchardtrain
    2. Take the train from Mouchard to Lausannetrain
    3. Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
    4. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeGVA - BLQ
    10h 5m
    €152–617

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeZRH - BLQ
    8h 27m
    €142–633

  10. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Dijon Villetrain
    2. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeLYS - BLQ
    8h 51m
    €109–592

  11. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeZRH - FLR
    4. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
    9h 32m
    €143–736

Besançon to Modena by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration11h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€155Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Besançon, France and Modena, Italy?

You can take a train from Besancon Viotte to Modena via Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv, Mulhouse Ville, Mulhouse, Zürich HB, and Milano Centrale in around 11h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Besançon to Modena Nord via Basel SBB and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 55m.

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