There are 5 ways to get from Forbach to Basel by train, bus, or car
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Train via Karlsruhe
best- Take the train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain 85682 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 20 / ...
3h 4mCHF 33–109Drive 181.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Forbach to Baselcar 181.9 km
1h 57mCHF 30–43Bus
- Take the bus from Baden-Baden to Lörrach Busbahnhofbus
5h 33mTrain
- Take the train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatttrain 85682 / ...
- Take the train from Rastatt to Basel Bad Bftrain Re7
3h 50mCHF 32–46Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Freudenstadt Hbftrain
- Take the train from FDS Hbf. to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain Rs1
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
4h 31m
Forbach to Basel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Basel is to drive which costs SFr 29 - SFr 45 and takes 1h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Basel is to drive which takes 1h 57m and costs SFr 29 - SFr 45.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Basel. However, there are services departing from Forbach(Schwarzw) and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 4m.
The distance between Forbach and Basel is 237 km. The road distance is 181.9 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Basel without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 3h 4m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Forbach to Basel, including transfers.
Forbach to Basel train services, operated by Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH, depart from Forbach(Schwarzw) station.
The best way to get from Forbach to Basel is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 3h 4m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 33m.
Forbach to Basel train services, operated by Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH, arrive at Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forbach to Basel is 182 km. It takes approximately 1h 57m to drive from Forbach to Basel.
What companies run services between Forbach, Germany and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Basel Bad Bf via Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 3h 4m. Alternatively, Fidani Tours operates a bus from Baden-Baden to Lörrach Busbahnhof once a week, and the journey takes 2h 31m.
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Freudenstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rastatt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Freudenstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 19–29
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–65
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from FDS Hbf. to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 416 266
- fidan-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Baden-Baden to Lörrach Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/fidani-tours
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