There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Metz by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ATH - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
8h 49m€82–268Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Strumicabus
- Take the bus from Strumica to Stuttgart Hbfbus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
31h 20mTrain, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
35h 46m€192–298Drive 2,496.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Metzcar 2,496.5 km
24h 16m€450–650Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane ATH - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
7h 43m€136–328Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ATH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
10h 10m€159–370Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Metz Villetrain
11h 1m€157–318Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ATH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
11h 15m€128–340Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Metzbus
32h 7mBus via Korçë
- Take the bus from Athens to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Metzbus
40h 20mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larissa to Mannheimbus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
2d 1h€279–421Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Metzcar
23h 21m€451–642
Athens to Metz by train, bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Metz is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €270 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 43m and costs €130 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Metz. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Metz via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 7m.
The distance between Athens and Metz is 2031 km. The road distance is 2496.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Metz without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Athens to Metz, including transfers.
Athens to Metz bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Metz bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Metz is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 5:59 AM in Athens and 4:59 AM in Metz.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Metz is 2496 km. It takes approximately 24h 16m to drive from Athens to Metz.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Metz, France?
You can take a bus from Athens to Metz via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Tirana in around 32h 7m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Frankfurt via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Frankfurt via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luxembourg via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gevgelija to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 70 638 014
- info@metaktrans.mk
- Website
- metaktrans.mk
Bus from Strumica to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- metaktrans.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Athens to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Athens to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Korçë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Larissa to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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