There are 7 ways to get from Lugano to Metz by bus, train (Trenitalia, TGV), car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lugano to Metz - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
7h 45m€40–55Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBEc
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz VilleTer
7h 52m€82–214Drive 512.3 km
- Drive from Lugano to Metz512.3 km
5h 58m€88–127Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Luxembourg (LUX)MXP - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
7h 58m€54–196Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBEc / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to MulhouseTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Metz VilleTgv
8h 13m€107–203Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Metz Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
8h 42m€59–110Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Luxembourg (LUX)LIN - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
8h 19m€42–150
Lugano to Metz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Metz is to bus which costs €40 - €55 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Metz is to drive which takes 5h 58m and costs €85 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lugano and arriving at Metz - Bus Station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Metz. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Metz Ville via Basel SBB, Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 52m.
The distance between Lugano and Metz is 559 km. The road distance is 512.3 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Metz without a car is to bus which takes 7h 45m and costs €40 - €55.
The bus from Lugano to Metz - Bus Station takes 7h 45m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Lugano to Metz bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Metz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Metz is to bus which takes 7h 45m and costs €40 - €55. Alternatively, you can train via Strasbourg, which costs €80 - €220 and takes 7h 52m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Metz, France?
BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lugano to Metz - Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost €40–55 and the journey takes 7h 45m. Marino Autolinee S.p.A. also services this route once a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Metz Ville via Basel SBB, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 7h 52m.
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Lugano to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Metz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Metz bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Metz - Bus Station.
Lugano to Metz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Metz is 512 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Lugano to Metz.
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