There are 10 ways to get from Metz to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Luxembourg, fly
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LUX - ATH
7h 16m€84–289Bus
- Take the bus from Metz to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
32h 18mDrive 2,487.4 km
- Drive from Metz to Athenscar 2,487.4 km
24h 32m€448–646Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SXB - ATH
7h 32m€136–367Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane STR - ATH
10h 5m€145–409Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
- Take the train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
9h 59m€114–351Train, bus via Strumica
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Strumicabus
- Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
32h 20mBus via Elbasan
- Take the bus from Metz to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
43h 40mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d€264–439Drive, car train
- Drive from Metz to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
24h 27m€453–1,317
Metz to Athens by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Athens is to train and fly which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Metz to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Metz and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 18m.
The distance between Metz and Athens is 2022 km. The road distance is 2487.4 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Athens without a car is to bus which takes 32h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Metz to Athens, including transfers.
Metz to Athens bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Metz station.
Metz to Athens bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Metz. It is currently 9:21 AM in Metz and 10:21 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Athens is 2487 km. It takes approximately 24h 32m to drive from Metz to Athens.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Metz to Athens Larissis Station via Tirana and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 32h 18m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Athens International Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
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 Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- 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 Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- 1st Class
- €50–65
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–430
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Metz to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 70 638 014
- info@metaktrans.mk
- Website
- metaktrans.mk
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- metaktrans.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Strumica to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Metz to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Mannheim to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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