Car hire and driving in Besançon
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DLE means 50 km (31 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.
Drives from Besançon
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon to Dijon | France | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Besançon to Lausanne | Switzerland | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Besançon to Bern | Switzerland | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Besançon to Mulhouse | France | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Besançon to Geneva | Switzerland | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Besançon to Basel | Switzerland | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Besançon to Nancy | France | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Besançon to Freiburg | Germany | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Besançon to Villeurbanne | France | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Besançon to Lyon | France | 189 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Besançon to Zürich | Switzerland | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Besançon to Strasbourg | France | 196 km (122 mi) | about 3 h |
| Besançon to London | United Kingdom | 649 km (403 mi) | about 9 h 54 min |
| Besançon to Berlin | Germany | 790 km (491 mi) | about 12 h 2 min |
| Besançon to Madrid | Spain | 1,087 km (675 mi) | about 16 h 35 min |
| Besançon to Rome | Italy | 786 km (489 mi) | about 12 h |
| Besançon to Paris | France | 326 km (202 mi) | about 4 h 58 min |
| Besançon to Hamburg | Germany | 755 km (469 mi) | about 11 h 31 min |
| Besançon to Bucharest | Romania | 1,583 km (983 mi) | about 24 h 8 min |
| Besançon to Minsk | Belarus | 1,683 km (1,046 mi) | about 25 h 40 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Besançon?
The right, as everywhere in France.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.