There are 10 ways to get from Marseille to Forbach by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Saarbruecken Hbftrain Tgv
7h 20m€175–387Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saarbrücken bus stationbus N235
13h 24m€55–100Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
13h 6m€69–126Drive 811.5 km
- Drive from Marseille to Forbachcar 811.5 km
7h 43m€128–185Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MRS - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus
7h 18mTrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Metz Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
8h 34m€226–352Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane MRS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
6h 20m€97–293Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Forbach(F)train
7h 37m€125–377Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane NCE - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus
9h 45mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NCE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
8h 47m€135–315
Marseille to Forbach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Forbach is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Forbach is to fly and train which takes 6h 20m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arriving at Bahnhof, Forbach via Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken and Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Forbach(F) via Paris Gare De Lyon and Saarbrücken Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Marseille and Forbach is 1139 km. The road distance is 811.5 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Forbach without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 20m and costs €170 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Marseille to Forbach, including transfers.
Marseille to Forbach bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Marseille to Forbach train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Forbach is to train via Paris which takes 7h 20m and costs €170 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 13h 24m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Forbach, France?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Forbach(F) via Paris Gare De Lyon, Saarbruecken Hbf, and Saarbrücken Hbf in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saarbrücken bus station once daily. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 11h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–440
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–430
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Saarbruecken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- 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 Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- 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 Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- 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 Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Marseille to Forbach bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Saarbrücken bus station.
Marseille to Forbach train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Forbach is 812 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Marseille to Forbach.
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