How long is the journey?

About 45 min via the A4 normally, 1h at peak hours (cross-border traffic).

Pick-up at Forbach station?

Yes, at Forbach station or any address in Forbach, Stiring-Wendel, Petite-Rosselle or Behren-lès-Forbach.

Visit Wendel Colliery Museum before departure?

Yes, your driver can pick you up after your visit to the coalfield museum at Petite-Rosselle.

Metz — Forbach return?

Yes, the return is the same fixed fare: €80 — €100.

65 km · 45 min

Taxi Forbach → Metz

Your Forbach → Metz transfer at €80 — €100. 65 km via the A4 through the Lorraine coalfield.

65 km45 minFrom 80 — 100 €

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Distance

65 km

Duration

45 min

Estimated price

80 — 100 €

Availability

24/7

Forbach is the French gateway to the Lorraine coalfield, a vast industrial region straddling the Franco-German border that profoundly shaped Moselle-Est's identity. Just three kilometres from the German Saarland, Forbach is an inherently border town, largely populated by cross-border workers who commute daily to Saarbrücken, Völklingen or Saarlouis. The Franconian Moselle dialect, cousin of the Saar Platt, still echoes in the streets. Forbach's history is inseparable from coal mining: successive waves of Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Algerian and Moroccan migrants gave the town a cosmopolitan character. The Wendel Colliery Museum at Petite-Rosselle traces this epic with reconstructed galleries and monumental extraction machines. Metz, the destination, offers a striking contrast with its Gothic cathedral boasting 6,500 m² of stained glass, Centre Pompidou-Metz and elegant German Imperial Quarter.

Route

Route Forbach → Metz

Your driver takes the A4 from Forbach westward. The motorway crosses the Lorraine coalfield, passing Freyming-Merlebach (the last coal mine in Lorraine closed in 2003) and Saint-Avold, where the Lorraine American Cemetery — the largest American WWII cemetery in Europe — holds 10,489 white marble crosses. The landscape transforms: wooded slag heaps and pit heads give way to the Lorraine plateau's vast crops. Tolls about €5 (included). Allow 45 min normally, 1h at peak hours with cross-border commuter traffic on the A4 towards Luxembourg.

Main route: A4 — ~5 €

Points of interest along the way

Bassin houiller lorrain

Freyming-Merlebach

Saint-Avold

Centre Pompidou-Metz

Practical tips

Our tips for Forbach → Metz

Tips & best practices

Specific tips for the Forbach → Metz route

Metz Cathedral, nicknamed 'God's Lantern', boasts 6,500 m² of stained glass — the largest surface of any French Gothic cathedral. Chagall's windows (1958-1968) are breathtaking. Centre Pompidou-Metz (€12) offers world-class exhibitions in Shigeru Ban's woven-timber building. The German Imperial Quarter (1902-1918) is one of Europe's best-preserved neo-Romanesque and Jugendstil ensembles. Metz station (1908, yellow Jaumont sandstone) is considered France's most beautiful. The covered market (Tue-Sat) offers quality Lorraine produce.

Tolls: ~5 €

Pricing

Taxi fare Forbach → Metz

All our rides are fixed-price. The fare is set at booking, no surprises.

Day rate

Monday — Saturday, 7am — 7pm

80 — 100 €

Night rate

7pm — 7am, 15% surcharge

92 — 115 €

Sunday & holidays

All day, 10% surcharge

88 — 110 €

* Indicative prices incl. tax. Exact fare provided at booking. No luggage surcharge.

Transport comparison

How to get from Forbach to Metz?

Taxi vs alternatives

Detailed comparison of transport options

The TER Forbach — Metz costs about €10 and takes 50-55 min (hourly). No direct long-distance bus. The TaxiNeo taxi at €80 — €100 offers a direct 45 min door-to-door journey. For 3-4 passengers (€20-33/person), competitive with the TER and much more flexible.

Sedan (1-4 passengers)

80 — 100 €

Guaranteed fixed price, no surprises

Van (5-7 passengers)

130 €

Ideal for families and groups

Villes desservies

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