Dijon: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Dijon is a city of 159,941 people in France (Bourgogne), 240 m (787 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 44 km (27 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Dijon-Ville railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Dijon runs from about 8 h 32 min a day in late December to 16 h in late June (computed for 47.31° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Dijon is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 44 km (27 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,318 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Dijon: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Dijon-Ville railway station, Dijon-Porte-Neuve railway station. Trains to Dijon
Buses to Dijon · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Dijon | 131,925 | 2019 |
| Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse | 122,825 | 2017 |
| musée Rude | 96,288 | 2019 |
| Musée Perrin de Puycousin | 37,131 | 2019 |
| Musée Magnin | 15,154 | 2023 |
| musée d'art sacré de Dijon | 11,129 | 2019 |
| Musée archéologique de Dijon | 2,550 | 2019 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon | 1,888 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Côte-d'Or | 688 | 2022 |
The busiest is Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Dijon at 131,925 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Dijon
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Paris, 262 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Milan, 381 km (Italy) — flights
- Brussels, 396 km (Belgium) — flights
- Turin, 323 km (Italy)
- Stuttgart, 350 km (Germany)
- Lyon, 174 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zürich, 266 km (Switzerland) — tours
- Marne La Vallée, 244 km — tours
- Mannheim, 351 km (Germany)
- Wiesbaden, 389 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Volgograd, Mainz, Reggio Emilia, Skopje, Opole, Cluj-Napoca, Pécs, York, Dallas, Białystok, Irkutsk, Guimarães, Mechelen, Chefchaouen.
Common questions
Which airport serves Dijon?
Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 44 km (27 mi) from the centre.
How big is Dijon?
About 159,941 people live in Dijon, across 40 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Dijon in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Dijon?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Dijon?
Paris (262 km), Milan (381 km), Brussels (396 km), Turin (323 km), Stuttgart (350 km).
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.