There are 7 ways to get from Dublin 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 to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luxembourg (LUX)DUB - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
7h 10m€71–201Ferry, train via London
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz VilleTgv
14h 16m€226–658Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Metz834
23h 26m€150–251Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz VilleTgv
25h 48m€187–344Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
7h 4m€130–374Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUB - 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
9h 24m€120–318Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Metz
30h 29m€265–582
Dublin to Metz by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Metz is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €210 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs €130 - €380.
The distance between Dublin and Metz is 1050 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Metz without a car is to ferry and train via London which takes 14h 16m and costs €220 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Dublin to Metz, including transfers.
Metz is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 2:40 PM in Dublin and 3:40 PM in Metz.
There are 789+ hotels available in Metz.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Metz, France?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Metz. However, you can take the bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Luxembourg (LUX), walk to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, take the line 16 bus to Kirchberg, Chambre des Métiers, walk to Kirchberg, Réimerwee, take the bus to Thionville, Foch Kiosque, walk to Hélene Boucher, take the bus to Gare Quai A1, walk to Thionville, then take the train to Metz Ville. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Metz Ville via Holyhead, Holyhead, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Est in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- 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
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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
- €23–40
- 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
- +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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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