Transportation


By plane

The four airports closest to Besançon are:

  • Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse then about 1h45 by car (see here) or take the train to Besançon (see here)
  • Geneva airport then about 2h by car (see here)
  • Lyon Saint Exupery airport then about 2h30 by car (see here) or take the train to Besançon via Lyon Part Dieu (see here)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle airport then take the train to Paris - Gare de Lyon (about 1 hour), then the high speed train (TGV) to Besançon (about 2h).

By train

IMPORTANT! 2 railway stations: Besançon Franche-Comté TGV and Besançon Viotte (center of the town). Besançon can be accessed by train from

  • Paris Gare de Lyon - Besançon Franche-Comté TGV or Besançon Viotte: about 2h - 9 high-speed trains per day
  • Lyon – Besançon Franche-Comté TGV or Besançon Viotte: about 2h - 5 high-speed trains per day
  • Strasbourg – Besançon Franche-Comté TGV or Besançon Viotte: about 2h - 5 high-speed trains per day

You can take a direct train to Besançon Franche-Comté TGV and then take the shuttle connecting this station to Besançon Viotte (15 min)
High Speed Train (TGV): www.sncf.fr

By bus

There is a cheap and regular bus network operated by Ginko.

  • From the train station "Besançon Viotte", take the bus N° 3 (Temis direction) until the "Demangel" bus stop (about 5 min). Then take the connexion N°11 (Founottes direction). The bus stop is "Temis" (about 7 min).
  • From the town center, take the bus N° 11 (Founottes direction). The bus stop is Temis (about 20 min).

By car or taxi, coming from the "A36" motorway


From the A36 motorway, take the exit n° 4 « Besançon Centre – St Claude » > then follow the direction « Lausanne – Besançon » and take exit n° 56 « Montrapon/Montboucons/TEMIS » > Follow the direction 'Centre-Ville' and at the 2d roundabout, the entrance to FEMTO-ST is 50m on your right

  • BELFORT: at the entrance to Besançon, take the Boulevard Léon Blum on your right in the direction of DIJON / DOLE. After 4.5 km, turn right onto the «Avenue des Montboucons », the entrance to FEMTO-ST is 500m on your left.
  • LAUSANNE: arriving at Besançon, at the 1st roundabout, take the direction « Montbéliard / Belfort ». Then follow directions for the A36 motorway.
  • LYON: At the village of Beure, take the direction « Dole/ Vesoul/Montbéliard »

Car-parks

2 free car-parks are available next to FEMTO-ST:

Rue Gérard Mantion 25000 Besançon
24 Rue Alain Savary 25000 Besançon (47.250590, 5.995307)
 

Park-and-ride space

 177 places. Close bus lines: 3, 11, 14, 23 40 and 61 à 67

15 av. des Montboucons 25000 Besançon (47.25303 / 5.996918)