There are 8 ways to get from Ireland 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 Dublin Airport to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane DUB - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxemburg to Metzbus
7h 3mFerry, train, bus via Caen
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain K2+ / ...
- 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
32h 20m€117–185Ferry, 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
15h 25m€237–617Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Metzbus 834
25h 6m€131–284Ferry, 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 33m€151–266Fly Cork Airport to Luxembourg, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane ORK - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxemburg to Metzbus
8h 40mFly 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 33m€131–315Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Metzcar
30h 31m€265–582
Ireland to Metz by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Metz is to ferry and train and bus via Caen which costs €110 - €190 and takes 32h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs €130 - €320.
The distance between Ireland and Metz is 1052 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Metz without a car is to ferry and train via London which takes 15h 25m and costs €230 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Ireland to Metz, including transfers.
Metz is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 3:11 AM in Ireland and 4:11 AM in Metz.
There are 790+ hotels available in Metz.
What companies run services between Ireland and Metz, France?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Metz. However, you can take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Luxembourg (LUX), walk to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, take the bus to Pulvermühl, Hammer Dällchen, then take the bus to Metz. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Spencer Dock to Metz Ville via The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Est in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- 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
- €75–290
- 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
- €45–110
- 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
- €55–110
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- 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 Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Luxemburg to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- 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
- €27–31
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 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
- +44 344 848 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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