There are 8 ways to get from Belfast to Forbach by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 35m€124–353Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1
- 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 10m€98–277Ferry, 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 6m€257–1,026Car 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 47m€244–951Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Forbach790
32h 25mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1
- 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 52m€105–306Bus 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 55mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21785
- 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 54m€195–312
Belfast to Forbach by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Forbach is to bus and fly and train which costs €95 - €280 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Forbach is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 10m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Victoria Square Victoria Street and arriving at Forbach via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
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 6m and costs €250 - €1100.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Belfast to Forbach, including transfers.
Belfast to Forbach bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Belfast to Forbach bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Forbach is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 7:35 PM in Belfast and 8:35 PM in Forbach.
There are 720+ 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 29 bus to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, 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 6m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- 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
- €100–310
- 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
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris l'Est to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €13–23
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- 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
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- 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
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.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 Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.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 Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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
- €40–80
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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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