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)plane OTP - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
8h 8m€121–304Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
21h 44m€113–305Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti 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
30h 43m€182–259Drive 1,941.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Metzcar 1,941.8 km
18h 59m€299–431Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane OTP - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
9h 19m€198–466Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OTP - 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
10h 24m€187–406Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Metz Villetrain
10h 25m€221–474Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Basel (BSL)plane BBU - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
9h 33m€117–245Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 3m€142–148Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Metzbus 1923
33h 55m€150–210Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Metzcar
20h 11m€342–484
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 €140 - €150 and takes 26h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Metz is to fly and bus which takes 8h 8m 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 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 30h 43m.
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 44m and costs €110 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 8m 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 30h 43m and costs €180 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €140 - €150 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 Gl.5-10, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 30h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Metz - Bus Station via Frankfurt and Frankfurt - Main Bus Station in around 26h 3m.
- 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
- €75–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
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
- €55–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Basel via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- 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 4m
- 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
- €45–110
- 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 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
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- 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
- €40–130
- 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
- €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
- 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 Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 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 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
- +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
- +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
- €132
- 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
- €10–16
- 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 12:50 PM in Bucharest and 11:50 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 59m to drive from Bucharest to Metz.
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