There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Metz by plane, bus, train, train (TGV), 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luxembourg (LUX)OTP - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
8h 6m€121–304Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)BBU - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
10h 15m€114–245Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz VilleTgv
21h 45m€123–345Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen HbfRjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz VilleTer
32h 18m€248–374Drive 1,941.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Metz1,941.8 km
18h 50m€295–427Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)OTP - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
10h 1m€189–446Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)OTP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Ville
10h 2m€190–381Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Metz Ville
10h 25m€221–454Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Metz - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
26h 3m€139–153Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Metz1923
33h 55m€150–210Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Metz
20h 3m€340–481
Bucharest to Metz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Metz is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs €130 - €160 and takes 26h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Metz is to fly and bus which takes 8h 6m and costs €120 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Metz. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 33h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Metz. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Metz Ville via Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 18m.
The distance between Bucharest and Metz is 1697 km. The road distance is 1941.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Metz without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 45m and costs €120 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Bucharest to Metz, including transfers.
Bucharest to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Metz train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Metz is to train which takes 32h 18m and costs €240 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €130 - €160 and takes 26h 3m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Metz, France?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Metz Ville via Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 32h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Metz - Bus Station via Frankfurt and Frankfurt - Main Bus Station in around 26h 3m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- 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
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- 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
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €95–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- +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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €131
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Metz station.
Metz is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:03 AM in Bucharest and 9:03 AM in Metz.
Bucharest to Metz train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Metz is 1942 km. It takes approximately 18h 50m to drive from Bucharest to Metz.
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