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
7h 1mFly Cork Airport to Luxembourg
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ORK - LUX
8h 39m€80–393Ferry, 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 45m€352–597Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Metzcar
27h 1m€601–1,662Fly 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Champagne-Ardennetrain
- Take the train from Champagne-Ardenne to Metz Villetrain
7h 40m€115–317Ferry, 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
27h 12m€493–1,308Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stnbus 740
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
37h 54m€504–848
Ireland to Metz by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Metz is to fly and train which costs €110 - €320 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €110 - €320.
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 45m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Ireland to Metz, including transfers.
Metz is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 4:10 AM in Ireland and 5:10 AM in Metz.
There are 318+ hotels available in Metz.
What companies run services between Ireland and Metz, France?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and six other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luxembourg (LUX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- 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
- €75–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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 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
- €20–35
- 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
- +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
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Leeson Street Upr to Wexford Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- 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
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