AGM 2008 [How to get to Besançon]

How to get to the AGM

Besançon is located 400 km East of Paris, France, close to the Swiss border. There is no airport immediately nearby, but there is a TGV (high-speed train) station in the city center. The central railway station of Besançon is Besançon-Viotte.

A special AGM 2008 stand and volunteers will be waiting for you there all day long. If you plan to travel by airplane, you might consider one of the following airports:

Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France, is 3 h 00 of TGV (high- speed train) from Besançon, and 4 h 00 hours away by highway.
Bâle-Mulhouse EuroAirport, France/Switzerland, is 2 h 00 away from Besançon by highway, and 2h30 by train.
Genève International Airport, Switzerland, is 2 h 30 away from Besançon by highway, and 4 h 00 away by TGV (high-speed train).
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, France, is 2 h 30 away from Besançon by highway, and 2 h 30 away by TGV (high-speed train).

RER TRANSPORTATION (in Paris)
To go from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Gare de Lyon, first use RER subway line B to “Chatelet” and then RER line A from “Chatelet” to “Gare de Lyon”.

RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION
There is a direct TGV (high-speed train) connection between Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport and Besançon train station (“Besançon Viotte”).

For all reservations see www.voyages-sncf.com