There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Metz by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, or car ferry
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
8h 52m€79–392Train 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 33m€76–287Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
24h 45m€269–387Bus
- 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€92–336Fly 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
11h 18m€88–337Fly 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Champagne-Ardennetrain
- Take the train from Champagne-Ardenne to Metz Villetrain
7h 18m€144–394Fly 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
8h 43m€89–397Train, 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 37m€514–1,338Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Metzcar
31h 9m€538–898Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
38h 35m€507–857
Cork to Metz by bus, ferry, train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Metz is to train and fly and bus which costs €75 - €290 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 18m and costs €140 - €400.
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 ferry and train which takes 24h 45m and costs €260 - €390.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Cork to Metz, including transfers.
Cork to Metz bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Metz bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Metz is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 3:04 AM in Cork and 4:04 AM in Metz.
There are 818+ 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
- €60–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Hahn via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Hahn via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- 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
- €70–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Morlaix to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Champagne-Ardenne
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- 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 Morlaix to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Champagne-Ardenne
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Champagne-Ardenne
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- 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
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- customercare@buseireann.ie
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €18–25
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Cork to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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