There are 11 ways to get from Derby to Metz by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
6h 30m€265–470Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Derby Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metzbus 834
16h 20m€62–103Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Marble Archbus 440
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
13h 44m€89–195Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Derby to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Metzcar
8h 20m€265–330Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane MAN - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
8h 32m€104–293Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Metzcar
9h 20m€139–247Train to London City Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane LCY - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
8h 18m€187–495Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane LHR - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
8h 20m€171–463Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BHX - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain
7h 16m€151–367Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane STN - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
8h 45m€128–420Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BHX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Forbach(F)train
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
9h 17m€164–473
Derby to Metz by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Metz is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Metz is to train which takes 6h 30m and costs €260 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Derby station to Metz. However, there are services departing from Derby Bus Station and arriving at Metz via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Derby to Metz. However, there are services departing from Derby and arriving at Metz Ville via London St Pancras Intl and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 30m.
The distance between Derby and Metz is 970 km.
The best way to get from Derby to Metz without a car is to train which takes 6h 30m and costs €260 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Derby to Metz, including transfers.
Derby to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Derby Bus Station.
Derby to Metz train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Derby station.
The best way to get from Derby to Metz is to train which takes 6h 30m and costs €260 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 20m.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Metz, France?
You can take a train from Derby to Metz Ville via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Est in around 6h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Derby Bus Station to Metz via London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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 Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Twice 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 Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €138
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €138
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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/
Bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
Bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
Bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Derby Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Derby to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Metz is 1h ahead of Derby. It is currently 7:30 PM in Derby and 8:30 PM in Metz.
Derby to Metz train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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