There are 11 ways to get from Forbach to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LUX - IST
9h 14m₺4,660–14,478Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane STR - SAW
9h 6m₺4,129–19,395Train, bus
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
32h 43m₺8,571–16,198Train, night train
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to München Hbftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 43m₺20,299–39,943Drive 2,307.2 km
- Drive from Forbach to Istanbulcar 2,307.2 km
21h 22m₺18,298–26,430Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST)plane FRA - IST
8h 42m₺6,636–16,364Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FRA - SAW
9h₺4,549–16,385Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Istanbul (IST)plane STR - IST
8h 58m₺6,816–16,374Train, train to Basel, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BSL - SAW
11h 32m₺4,273–19,699Bus
- Take the bus from Forbach to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
33h 17mDrive, car train
- Drive from Forbach to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Istanbulcar
21h 19m₺20,308–63,334
Forbach to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 4.100 ₺ - 20.000 ₺ and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 42m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Forbach to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Forbach and arriving at İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Forbach and arriving at Yenikapi via Saarbrücken Hbf, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 43m.
The distance between Forbach and Istanbul is 2159 km. The road distance is 2307.2 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 43m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Forbach to Istanbul, including transfers.
Forbach to Istanbul bus services, operated by Resava Reisen, depart from Forbach station.
Forbach to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Saarbrücken Hbf station.
Forbach to Istanbul bus services, operated by Resava Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
What companies run services between Forbach, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Forbach to İstanbul Esenler via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 33h 17m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–11,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–20,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–11,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–11,000
Flights from Basel to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–9,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
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
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,300
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺450–1,200
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,900
- 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 St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,500
- 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
- ₺600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–10,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺950–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–7,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺380–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- ₺5,000–41,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺20,000–22,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺36,000–41,000
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- resavareisendoo@gmail.com
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Forbach to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Forbach. It is currently 1:40 AM in Forbach and 3:40 AM in Istanbul.
Forbach to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forbach to Istanbul is 2307 km. It takes approximately 21h 22m to drive from Forbach to Istanbul.
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