Forbach

Forbach is in Grand Est.

Understand

The urban area of ​​Forbach has approximately 100,000 inhabitants. Forbach is part of the Eurodistrict of Saarbrücken-Forbach, which has a population of approximately 700,000.

Get in

By plane

🌍 Saarbrücken-Ensheim Airport is located about twenty kilometers from Forbach.

It mainly serves Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and charter destinations. It serves as a stopover at the main airports for international destinations (Europe, USA, Asia) of Air Berlin. The airports of Luxembourg (less than an hour's drive) and Frankfurt (1h30) - the 2nd largest airport in Europe, allow you to quickly reach Forbach.

By car

  • From Paris: 383 km - 3 hr 31 min on average using the A4 (E50) and the A320 (E50).
  • From Brussels: 310 km - 3 hr 05 min on average using the E411 and E29.
  • From Frankfurt: 190 km - 1 hr 56 min on average.
  • From Luxembourg: 99 km - 50 min average driving time using the E29.
  • From Metz: 59 km - 43 min by car on average using the A4 (E50) and the A320 (E50).

By train

  • 🌍 Forbach train station (Gare de Forbach). Forbach is 1 hr 45 min from Paris by TGV.

    Forbach is also connected to the TER networks in Lorraine.     (updated Mar 2025)

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Carreau Wendel Museum (Petite-Rosselle, on the road to the mine, 4 km northwest of Forbach). (updated Mar 2025)
  • 🌍 Schlossberg Castle (Château du Schlossberg). (updated Mar 2025)

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Sleep

  • 🌍 Mercure Forbach (Mercure Forbach Centre de Loisirs), 70 rue Félix Barth (A320 exit 43), ☏ +33 3 87 87 06 06, fax: +33 3 87 84 04 23, . Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. Mid-range hotel next to several highways and sports complexes. (updated Mar 2025)

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