There are 8 ways to get from Forbach to Florence by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LUX - FLR
6h 59m€92–298Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to GenoaN506
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station510 / ...
17h 33m€56–111Train via Metz
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz VilleTer
- Take the train from Metz Ville to StrasbourgTer
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
13h 37m€99–328Drive 861.6 km
- Drive from Forbach to Florence861.6 km
8h 46m€135–195Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)FRA - FLR
7h 48m€138–352Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)FRA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
8h 27m€158–359Train
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to StrasbourgTer
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.Fr
14h 4m€89–256Train, bus
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to StrasbourgTer
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Interscambio to Milan
- Take the bus from Milan to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
18h 5m€56–147
Forbach to Florence by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Florence is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 17h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Florence is to train and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Forbach to Florence station. However, there are services departing from Bahnhof, Forbach and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken bus station and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Florence. However, there are services departing from Forbach and arriving at Florence Santa Maria Novella via Metz Ville, Strasbourg, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 37m.
The distance between Forbach and Florence is 895 km. The road distance is 861.6 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Florence without a car is to train via Metz which takes 13h 37m and costs €95 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Forbach to Florence, including transfers.
Forbach to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saarbrücken bus station.
Forbach to Florence train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Forbach station.
The best way to get from Forbach to Florence is to train via Metz which takes 13h 37m and costs €95 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €120 and takes 17h 33m.
What companies run services between Forbach, France and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Forbach to Florence Santa Maria Novella via Metz Ville, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bahnhof, Forbach to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken bus station, and Genoa in around 17h 33m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- 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
- €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 Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- 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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–22
- 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
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €35–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milan to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Strasbourg Interscambio to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Bus from Milan to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Bus from Milan to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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More Questions & Answers
Forbach to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Forbach to Florence train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Metz Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forbach to Florence is 862 km. It takes approximately 8h 46m to drive from Forbach to Florence.
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