There are 7 ways to get from Austria to Metz by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or 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 from Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane VIE - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
6h 53mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Metzbus N136 / ...
14h 57m€82–132Train via Munich
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
11h 30m€165–357Drive 887.8 km
- Drive from Vienna to Metzcar 887.8 km
8h 26m€150–216Fly from Salzburg Airport, bus
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane SZG - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
7h 59mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly, bus, train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MUC - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Thionville to Metz Villetrain
8h 51mTrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Mainz Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
13h 24m€174–366
Austria to Metz by subway and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Metz is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Metz is to drive which takes 8h 26m and costs €140 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Austria to Metz. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Metz via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Austria to Metz. However, there are services departing from Stephansplatz and arriving at Metz Ville via Wien Westbahnhof, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Austria and Metz is 865 km. The road distance is 887.8 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Metz without a car is to train via Munich which takes 11h 30m and costs €160 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Austria to Metz, including transfers.
Austria to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Austria to Metz train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wien Westbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Austria to Metz is to train via Munich which takes 11h 30m and costs €160 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 14h 57m.
What companies run services between Austria and Metz, France?
You can take a subway from Stephansplatz to Metz Ville via Westbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 11h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Metz twice daily. Tickets cost €80–130 and the journey takes 13h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Luxembourg via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Luxembourg via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34–39
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €33–38
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Thionville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Thionville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Austria to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Metz station.
Austria to Metz train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austria to Metz is 888 km. It takes approximately 8h 26m to drive from Austria to Metz.
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