There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Forbach by train, bus, or car
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Train via Baden-Baden
best- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Rastatt to Forbach(Schwarzw)train 85685 / ...
2h 32m€39–76Drive 181.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Basel to Forbachcar 181.4 km
1h 55m€32–45Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Baden-Badenbus Kyiv-Lyon / ...
4h 34mTrain
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Rastatttrain Re7
- Take the train from Rastatt to Forbach(Schwarzw)train 85685 / ...
3h 10m€34–48Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to FDS Hbf.train Rs1
- Take the train from Freudenstadt Hbf to Forbach(Schwarzw)train
4h 22m
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 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Forbach is to drive which takes 1h 55m and costs €30 - €45.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Basel Bad Bf and arriving at Forbach(Schwarzw) via Baden-Baden and Rastatt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 32m.
The distance between Basel and Forbach is 195 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 32m and costs €35 - €80.
It takes approximately 2h 32m to get from Basel to Forbach, including transfers.
Basel to Forbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Forbach is to train via Baden-Baden which takes 2h 32m and costs €35 - €80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 4h 34m.
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 55m to drive from Basel to Forbach.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Forbach, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Forbach(Schwarzw) via Baden-Baden and Rastatt in around 2h 32m. Alternatively, Pavluks Trans operates a bus from Basel to Baden-Baden twice daily, and the journey takes 2h 40m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rastatt to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Freudenstadt Hbf to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 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(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Freudenstadt Hbf to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- 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
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Basel to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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