There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Metz by plane, bus, ferry, train, car 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 Dublin Airport to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane DUB - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
6h 46mFly Cork Airport to Luxembourg
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ORK - LUX
8h 44m€75–244Ferry, train via London
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
14h 38m€321–597Ferry, train
- 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
26h 22m€233–893Fly Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain
7h 16m€127–339Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Metzcar
27h 1m€261–1,012Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain Ter
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
31h 17m€193–793
Ireland to Metz by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Metz is to fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 16m and costs €120 - €340.
The distance between Ireland and Metz is 1053 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Metz without a car is to ferry and train via London which takes 14h 38m and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Ireland to Metz, including transfers.
Metz is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:14 PM in Ireland and 2:14 PM in Metz.
There are 819+ hotels available in Metz.
What companies run services between Ireland and Metz, France?
KLM, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luxembourg (LUX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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 Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–850
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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