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Compare coach and train for Metz to Forbach
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Metz to Forbach among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £5 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 20m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.0kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £5, while a train costs an average of £8.
Distance: 53 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
|---|---|---|
£8 Average Price | £5 Average Price Cheapest | £13 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 20m Average total duration Fastest 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 33m Average total duration 1h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 46m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Metz to Forbach:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Metz to Forbach costing on average £12.
Other travel options to Forbach take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 33m.
Tickets start at around £12 compared to roughly £13 in fuel and tolls — a saving of about £0.97. The journey takes 48m versus 46m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can work, read, or sleep along the way rather than spending the time behind the wheel. You'll also save the hassle of parking at the other end.
Driving is worth it if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group, or want to stop somewhere en route.
Travel optionsfrom Metz to Forbach
How to get to Forbach from Metz by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Metz to Forbach is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus17:200h55Metz, Gare routière18:15Forbach, Gare Routière£41One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus17:200h55Metz, Gare routière18:15Forbach, Gare Routière£41One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 2376118:380h47Metz-Ville19:25Gare de Forbach£151One-way0 changes
Other options
- 8887322:380h48Metz-Ville23:26Gare de Forbach£51One-way0 changes
- 238318:380h48Metz-Ville9:26Gare de Forbach£151One-way0 changes
- 2381119:380h48Metz-Ville20:26Gare de Forbach£151One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Metz to Forbach:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Metz to Forbach costing on average £12.
Other travel options to Forbach take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 33m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Metz and Forbach as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Metz-Ville and arrive in Gare de Forbach.
- Coaches mostly depart from Metz, Gare routière and arrive in Forbach, Gare Routière.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, SNCF | Autocar to go to Forbach by coach.
- Travel with TER, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Forbach by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, SNCF | Autocar.
- 10 direct trains per day with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).
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