There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Forbach by taxi, plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Istanbul, fly to Luxembourg, train
best- Take the taxi from Istanbul to Istanbul (IST)
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Luxembourg (LUX)IST - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
7h 28m€178–482Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Frankfurt (FRA)SAW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
10h 26m€113–329Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from Pasing to Saarbrücken Hbf60
30h 8m€176–226Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf62
41h 17m€177–375Drive 2,311.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Forbach2,311.4 km
21h 21m€358–518Taxi to Istanbul, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the taxi from Istanbul to Istanbul (IST)
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA)IST - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
7h 45m€150–361Taxi to Istanbul, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Istanbul to Istanbul (IST)
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)IST - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
8h 36m€170–382Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Landstuhl, BahnhofRe1
- Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Saarbrücken HbfRe1
46h 54m€169–273Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Forbach
20h 28m€396–559
Istanbul to Forbach by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Forbach is to fly and train which costs €110 - €330 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Forbach is to taxi and fly and train which takes 7h 28m and costs €170 - €490.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Forbach(F) via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Saarbrücken Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 17m.
The distance between Istanbul and Forbach is 2158 km. The road distance is 2311.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Forbach without a car is to bus and train via Munich which takes 30h 8m and costs €170 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Istanbul to Forbach, including transfers.
Istanbul to Forbach train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Forbach is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:37 AM in Istanbul and 2:37 AM in Forbach.
Istanbul to Forbach train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Forbach is 2311 km. It takes approximately 21h 21m to drive from Istanbul to Forbach.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Forbach, France?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Forbach. However, you can take the taxi to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Luxembourg (LUX), walk to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, take the line 29 bus to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, walk to Luxembourg, take the train to Metz Ville, then take the train to Forbach. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Forbach(F) via Munich, Hackerbrücke, Pasing, and Saarbrücken Hbf in around 30h 8m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–420
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Stuttgart Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €15–23
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 Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- 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 Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €29–40
- Business
- €31–34
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Landstuhl, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Landstuhl, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- €26–32
Pera Taxi
- Phone
- +902122438399
- Website
- firmasec.com
OZ Taxi
- Phone
- +90 2122441567
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Newton taxi Istanbul
- Phone
- +905444513219
- Website
- newtontaxi.net
Ayasofya Taxi
- Phone
- +902125181160
- Website
- firmasec.com
Pera Taxi
- Phone
- +902122438399
- Website
- firmasec.com
OZ Taxi
- Phone
- +90 2122441567
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Newton taxi Istanbul
- Phone
- +905444513219
- Website
- newtontaxi.net
Ayasofya Taxi
- Phone
- +902125181160
- Website
- firmasec.com
Pera Taxi
- Phone
- +902122438399
- Website
- firmasec.com
OZ Taxi
- Phone
- +90 2122441567
- Website
- onlinetaksi.com
Newton taxi Istanbul
- Phone
- +905444513219
- Website
- newtontaxi.net
Ayasofya Taxi
- Phone
- +902125181160
- Website
- firmasec.com
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