Venue & Travel

Close to the Swiss border, county town of the Doubs department and of Franche-Comté, Besançon is well located relatively to its European neighbours.
Besançon can be accessed :

By train:

The Paris-Besançon TGV leads to the Viotte Station or the Franche-Comté TGV station.
The TGL coming from Lyon or Strasbourg leads to the Viotte station.
To get more information refer to the SNCF and bus network Ginko sites.

By plane:

The airports closest to Besançon are:

1- Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (2h by TGV)
2- Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse (2h by TGV)
3- Geneva airport , then drive to Besançon.
4- Lyon Saint Exupery airport (2h by TGV)