There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to Forbach by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Luxembourg (LUX)BHD - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
9h 40m€124–291Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Forbach(F)82
19h 11m€247–1,008Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Forbach(F)82
19h 44m€237–921Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière to Saarbrücken, HauptbahnhofL40 / ...
29h 46mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luxembourg (LUX)DUB - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
9h 35mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
9h 47mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Hahn, bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Hahn (HHN)DUB - HHN
- Take the bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Trier central train station
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
10h 20mBus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Forbach(F)82
21h 58mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2X1 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Est to ForbachTgv
29h 50m
Belfast to Forbach by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Forbach is to fly and train which costs €120 - €300 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Forbach is to fly and train which takes 9h 40m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Bahnhof, Forbach via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière and Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 46m.
The distance between Belfast and Forbach is 1136 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Forbach without a car is to ferry and train which takes 19h 11m and costs €240 - €1100.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Belfast to Forbach, including transfers.
Belfast to Forbach bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Forbach bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Forbach is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 7:38 AM in Belfast and 8:38 AM in Forbach.
There are 740+ hotels available in Forbach.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Forbach, France?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Forbach. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Luxembourg (LUX), walk to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, take the line 223 bus to Luxembourg, Gare Rocade, walk to Luxembourg, take the train to Metz Ville, then take the train to Forbach. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lanyon Place to Forbach(F) via Larne Harbour, Larne, Cairnryan, Stranraer, Glasgow Central, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris l'Est in around 19h 11m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Hahn via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–190
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €15–23
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 Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–25
Train from Paris l'Est to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €75–100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €370–420
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière to Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–250
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- €28–55
- Passenger Car
- €150–250
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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