There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Forbach by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Metz VilleTgv
- Take the train from Metz Ville to ForbachTer
8h 34m€97–243Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to MetzN235
- Take the bus from Metz to Forbach790
12h 25m€42–102Drive 811.4 km
- Drive from Marseille to Forbach811.4 km
7h 38m€124–179Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Luxembourg (LUX)MRS - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
7h 35m€91–265Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Metz - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to ForbachTer
13h 21m€51–135Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)MRS - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
7h 8m€97–426Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)MRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
7h 42m€135–326Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)NCE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
9h 33m€106–417Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luxembourg (LUX)NCE - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbach
9h 55m€110–306
Marseille to Forbach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Forbach is to bus which costs €40 - €110 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Forbach is to fly and train which takes 7h 8m and costs €95 - €430.
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 Forbach via Metz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Forbach via Metz Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Marseille and Forbach is 1042 km. The road distance is 811.4 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Forbach without a car is to train which takes 8h 34m and costs €95 - €250.
It takes approximately 8h 34m 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 which takes 8h 34m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €110 and takes 12h 25m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Forbach, France?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Forbach via Metz Ville in around 8h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Forbach via Metz in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
- €30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–25
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metz to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Marseille to Forbach bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Metz station.
Marseille to Forbach train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Metz Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Forbach is 811 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Marseille to Forbach.
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