There are 8 ways to get from Arles to Forbach by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Avignon TGV to Forbach(F)train 84
8h 40m€166–375Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherinebus
- Take the bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz to Forbachbus 790
14h 3m€50–102Drive 758 km
- Drive from Arles to Forbachcar 758 km
7h 35m€116–168Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane MRS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Forbach(F)train
6h 35m€73–282Train via Metz
- Take the train from Nimes to Metz Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
10h 9m€192–318Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MRS - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
7h 48m€64–253Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
8h 22m€134–367Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MPL - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
8h 55m€114–418
Arles to Forbach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arles to Forbach is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Arles to Forbach is to train and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Arles to Forbach. However, there are services departing from ARLES - Clémenceau and arriving at Forbach via Quatrefages, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine and Metz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Arles to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Arles and arriving at Forbach(F) via Avignon Centre and Avignon TGV. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Arles and Forbach is 887 km. The road distance is 758 km.
The best way to get from Arles to Forbach without a car is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs €160 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Arles to Forbach, including transfers.
Arles to Forbach bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station.
Arles to Forbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Avignon TGV station.
The best way to get from Arles to Forbach is to train which takes 8h 40m and costs €160 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 14h 3m.
What companies run services between Arles, France and Forbach, France?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Avignon TGV to Forbach(F) once a week. Tickets cost €160–360 and the journey takes 6h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ARLES - Clémenceau to Forbach via NÎMES - Gare Routière, Quatrefages, Parnasse, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine, Metz - Bus Station, and Metz in around 14h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Avignon TGV to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metz to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Arles to Forbach bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine station.
Arles to Forbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Forbach(F) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arles to Forbach is 758 km. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Arles to Forbach.
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