There are 4 ways to get from Forchheim to Magdeburg by train or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf29 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf56 / ...
3h 22m€59–154Drive 341.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Forchheim to Magdeburg341.5 km
3h 17m€49–70Train via Saalfeld
- Take the train from Forchheim to Saalfeld
- Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Halle(Saale)HbfRe
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf56 / ...
5h 23m€61–104Train #2
- Take the train from Forchheim to Saalfeld
- Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt HbfRe
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Magdeburg HbfRe
7h 20m€73–109
Forchheim to Magdeburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forchheim to Magdeburg is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 3h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Forchheim to Magdeburg is to drive which takes 3h 17m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Forchheim to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Forchheim and arriving at Magdeburg Hbf via Bamberg, Erfurt Hbf and Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 22m.
The distance between Forchheim and Magdeburg is 330 km. The road distance is 341.5 km.
The best way to get from Forchheim to Magdeburg without a car is to train which takes 3h 22m and costs €55 - €160.
It takes approximately 3h 22m to get from Forchheim to Magdeburg, including transfers.
Forchheim to Magdeburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bamberg station.
Forchheim to Magdeburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forchheim to Magdeburg is 342 km. It takes approximately 3h 17m to drive from Forchheim to Magdeburg.
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What companies run services between Forchheim, Bavaria, Germany and Magdeburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Forchheim to Magdeburg Hbf via Bamberg, Erfurt Hbf, and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 3h 22m.
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- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forchheim to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bamberg to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- 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 Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- 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 Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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 Saalfeld(Saale) to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- 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 Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- 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 Erfurt Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
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