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How to get fromPforzheim to Forbachby train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Pforzheim to Forbach by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train 82 / ...
    3h 37m
    €38–146

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Strasbourgbus bus N215
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg to Saarbrücken bus stationbus bus FlixBus 299 / ...
    6h 47m
    €20–30

  3. Drive  177.8 km

    1. Drive from Pforzheim to Forbachcar car 177.8 km
    2h 1m
    €29–42

  4. Train via Neustadt an der Weinstraße

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Neustadt, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rb51 / ...
    2. Take the train from Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train Re1
    4h 45m
    €33–116

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Sarregueminestrain train Ter
    3. Take the bus from SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere to FORBACH - Gare Routierebus bus
    5h 39m
    €37–94

Pforzheim to Forbach by train

Calendar128Weekly Trains
Duration3h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€38Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 229.6 km
  • Duration: 3h 37m

What companies run services between Pforzheim, Germany and Forbach, France?

You can take a train from Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof to Forbach(F) via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Saarbrücken Hbf in around 3h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Bahnhof, Forbach via Strasbourg, Saarbrücken bus station, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, and Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken in around 6h 47m.

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