There are 7 ways to get from Paris to Forbach by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Forbach(Schwarzw)train 85685 / ...
4h 19m€66–274Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Rastatt central bus stationbus 1923
8h 39m€36–88Drive 539.2 km
- Drive from Paris to Forbachcar 539.2 km
5h 21m€83–119Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CDG - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Forbach(Schwarzw)train
7h 19m€138–336Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Rastatttrain Re2 / ...
- Take the train from Rastatt to Forbach(Schwarzw)train
4h 33m€88–162Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CDG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Forbach(Schwarzw)train
7h 5m€112–302Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Baden-Badentrain
7h 33m€138–357
Paris to Forbach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Forbach is to bus which costs €35 - €90 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Forbach is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs €65 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Forbach. However, there are services departing from Paris Est and arriving at Forbach(Schwarzw) via Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Paris and Forbach is 564 km. The road distance is 539.2 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Forbach without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs €65 - €280.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Paris to Forbach, including transfers.
Paris to Forbach train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from Paris to Forbach is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs €65 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €90 and takes 8h 39m.
Paris to Forbach train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Forbach is 539 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Paris to Forbach.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Forbach, Germany?
You can take a train from Paris Est to Forbach(Schwarzw) via Karlsruhe Hbf and Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz in around 4h 19m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Rastatt central bus station 3 times a week. Tickets cost €28–80 and the journey takes 7h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Rastatt to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rastatt to Forbach(Schwarzw)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €19–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Rastatt central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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