There are 7 ways to get from Forbach to Geneva by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
6h 12mCHF 64–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Bernbus N506
- Take the bus from Bern to Genevabus N106 / ...
9h 33mCHF 32–67Drive 441.7 km
- Drive from Forbach to Genevacar 441.7 km
5h 37mCHF 72–103Train, train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LUX - GVA
5h 47mCHF 88–244Train
- Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
9h 5mCHF 103–157Train, bus
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Annemassebus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 39mCHF 57–82Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
5h 41mCHF 117–324
Forbach to Geneva by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Geneva is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Forbach to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Bahnhof, Forbach and arriving at Geneva via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken bus station and Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Forbach(F) and arriving at Geneve via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 12m.
The distance between Forbach and Geneva is 874 km. The road distance is 441.7 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Geneva without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 12m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Forbach to Geneva, including transfers.
Forbach to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saarbrücken bus station.
Forbach to Geneva train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Forbach(F) station.
The best way to get from Forbach to Geneva is to train via Paris which takes 6h 12m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 9h 33m.
What companies run services between Forbach, France and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Forbach(F) to Geneve via Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 6h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bahnhof, Forbach to Geneva via Messegelände, Saarbrücken, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken bus station, and Bern in around 9h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
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(F) to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–16
- 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
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- 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
- CHF 20–21
- 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
- CHF 27–28
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–28
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Bern to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bern to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Forbach to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Forbach to Geneva train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris l'Est station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forbach to Geneva is 442 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Forbach to Geneva.
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