There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Metz by plane, bus, car ferry, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ORK - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
9h 8m€74–254Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane DUB - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
9h 55m€71–249Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
25h 46m€252–483Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Liegebus
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Metzbus
3d 15h€92–337Fly Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORK - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain
7h 24m€162–386Fly Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane ORK - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
9h 8m€99–414Fly Cork Airport to Hahn, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Hahn (HHN)plane ORK - HHN
- Take the bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
12h 33m€133–380Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
29h 40m€267–1,076Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Metzcar
31h 9m€538–798Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Morlaix to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
33h 34m€181–317
Cork to Metz by train, tram, foot, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Metz is to train and fly and bus which costs €70 - €250 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 24m and costs €160 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Metz. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Metz via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuţi and Liège Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 15h.
The distance between Cork and Metz is 1143 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Metz without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 25h 46m and costs €250 - €490.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Cork to Metz, including transfers.
Cork to Metz bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Metz bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Metz is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:47 PM in Cork and 10:47 PM in Metz.
There are 151+ hotels available in Metz.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Metz, France?
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Metz via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Liege, and Liège Guillemins in around 3d 15h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Hahn via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Hahn via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Morlaix to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Morlaix to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Morlaix to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–800
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–650
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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