Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:50 and the last around 06:50. One passenger pays €17.23, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 43m over 378 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €17.23, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€17.23
- 155%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:50First departure
- 06:50Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €42.53Mon21
- about €35.38Tue22
- about €40.88Wed23
- about €33.18Thu24
- about €38.68Fri25
- about €41.98Sat26
- about €37.58Sun27
- about €23.28Mon28
- about €23.28Tue29
- about €22.73Wed30
- about €27.68Thu1
- about €30.43Fri2
- about €27.13Sat3
- about €26.03Sun4
- about €17.78Mon5
- about €17.23Tue6
- about €19.98Wed7
- about €28.23Thu8
- about €21.08Fri9
- about €21.08Sat10
- about €24.93Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Besançon. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Besançon for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €22.1890 days
- €22.1860 days
- €16.6845 days
- €19.4330 days
- €24.9321 days
- €26.0314 days
- €37.587 days
- €40.883 days
- €42.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €16.68.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 155 percent. The most expensive point is €42.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
378 km
328 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
183,127 → 128,426
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 378 km against 328 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Reims, Dijon, Amiens, Metz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 72 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Besançon Viotte
Most of the points near Besançon Viotte open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
The fastest journey from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon takes 5h 43m door to door, of which 5h 15m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 6h 2m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
The cheapest fare from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon is €17.23, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €27.13. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
The cheapest way from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon is by coach, at €17.23 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 5h 59m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
Fares from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €16.68. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 155 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon, at €22.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon, at €15.58 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
FlixBus publish service areas covering both Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre and Besançon, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
20 percent of the services we sell from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon are direct. The rest connect at Reims, Dijon, Amiens, Metz, with about 72 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon use?
Services from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon by coach leave from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre bus station and arrive at Besançon Gare SNCF. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre to Besançon on September 20, 2026: 378 km of route against 328 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €17.23, and 5h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Besançon is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Besançon and across France
Day trips that leave Besançon in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre reaches 40 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 112 to 698 km. Besançon reaches 34 places in 1 countries, from 76 to 794 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre
- 40Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 8Operators
Arriving in Besançon
Leaving Besançon
- 34Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators