There are 10 ways to get from Forbach to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
best- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LUX - OTP
7h 34m$173–444Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to București, Autogara Militari1929
34h 20m$82–153Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Forbach to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf79
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
21h 49m$86–301Train
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
30h 25m$281–588Drive 1,889.3 km
- Drive from Forbach to Bucharest1,889.3 km
18h 18m$339–489Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STR - OTP
7h 28m$182–541Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)FRA - OTP
8h 34m$207–408Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken - Dudweilerstraße Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
27h 8m$159–162Train, bus
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to FrankfurtRe3
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
35h 34mDrive, car train
- Drive from Forbach to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
20h 27m$382–1,365
Forbach to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Bucharest is to bus which costs $80 - $160 and takes 34h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Forbach to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bahnhof, Forbach and arriving at Bucharest via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken - Dudweilerstraße Bus Station and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Forbach and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Saarbrücken Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
The distance between Forbach and Bucharest is 1760 km. The road distance is 1889.3 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 21h 49m and costs $85 - $310.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Forbach to Bucharest, including transfers.
Forbach to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Saarbrücken - Dudweilerstraße Bus Station.
Forbach to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Saarbrücken Hbf station.
The best way to get from Forbach to Bucharest is to train which takes 30h 25m and costs $280 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs $158 - $162 and takes 27h 8m.
What companies run services between Forbach, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Forbach to Bucuresti Nord via Saarbrücken Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 30h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bahnhof, Forbach to Bucharest via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken - Dudweilerstraße Bus Station, Frankfurt - Main Bus Station, and Frankfurt in around 27h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
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 Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $55–75
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Forbach to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- 1st Class
- $20–25
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–35
- 1st Class
- $35–65
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $450–500
- Car Compartment
- $800–950
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saarbrücken - Dudweilerstraße Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Forbach to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Frankfurt - Main Bus Station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Forbach. It is currently 9:33 PM in Forbach and 10:33 PM in Bucharest.
Forbach to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forbach to Bucharest is 1889 km. It takes approximately 18h 18m to drive from Forbach to Bucharest.
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