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HOW TO REACH THE OBSERVATORY ?

coming by bus

Besançon Observatory can mainly be reached by bus :

  • Line 3 (CROUS Université stop) connect the campus to the railway station and city centre.
  • For your information, tramway 2 et lines 3, 5, 23 and 24 connect the railway station to city centre. Note that city centre is within walking distance from the station (less than 10 minutes).
  • Bus-network map
  • Bus and tramway schedule

For the final walk to the Observatory, look at the map at bottom of page

coming by road

Besançon Observatory can also be reached via tollway/highway A36 "La Comtoise" :

  • Exit 4 "Vesoul/Besançon - Saint Claude" from Dole to Mulhouse or exit 4 " Lausanne/Besançon-Centre/Besançon-Saint Claude" from Mulhouse to Dole ;
  • Next onto highway (N57) exit 57 "Domaine universitaire" ;

For the final strech to the Observatory, look at the map at bottom of page

coming by train

If coming to Besançon by train, go to :

  • TGV station « Franche-Comté TGV » (agglomération de Besançon). You’ll have to take a shuttle to get to central station « Besançon Viotte » (next to city centre and the bus stops), or take a taxi.
  • Central station « Besançon Viotte » ( next to city centre, bus stops and hotels),

then follow instructions from coming by bus.

coming by plane

The main airports to reach Besançon are :

  • Lyon
  • Basel
  • Paris
  • Geneva
  • a few domestic flights arrive at Dijon or Dôle airports, which are the closest to Besançon.

From there, follow instructions from coming by train and then coming by bus.
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