There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Forbach by train or car
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Train via Baden-Baden
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden43 / ...
- Take the train from Rastatt to ForbachRe40 / ...
2h 29m€39–77Drive 181.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Forbach181.4 km
1h 54m€32–45Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to RastattRe7
2h 57m€34–48Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to FDS Hbf.Rs1
- Take the train from FDS Hbf. to Forbach
4h 7m
Basel to Forbach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Forbach is to drive which costs €30 - €45 and takes 1h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Forbach is to drive which takes 1h 54m and costs €30 - €45.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Forbach via Baden-Baden and Rastatt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 29m.
The distance between Basel and Forbach is 199 km. The road distance is 181.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Forbach without a car is to train via Baden-Baden which takes 2h 29m and costs €35 - €80.
It takes approximately 2h 29m to get from Basel to Forbach, including transfers.
Basel to Forbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Forbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Baden-Baden station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Forbach is 181 km. It takes approximately 1h 54m to drive from Basel to Forbach.
There are 1314+ hotels available in Forbach.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Forbach, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Forbach via Baden-Baden and Rastatt in around 2h 29m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rastatt to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from FDS Hbf. to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Rastatt to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from FDS Hbf. to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- Website
- uef-dampf.de
Train from Rastatt to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- uef-dampf.de
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to FDS Hbf.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
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