There are 7 ways to get from Metz to Bucharest 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, fly
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LUX - OTP
6h 23m$146–388Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
21h 32m$58–194Train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
29h 25m$395–630Drive 1,946.5 km
- Drive from Metz to Bucharestcar 1,946.5 km
18h 47m$349–504Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
25h 54m$167–176Bus
- Take the bus from Metz to București, Autogara Militaribus 1923
32h 55m$180–260Drive, car train
- Drive from Metz to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
21h$402–1,380
Metz to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $55 - $200 and takes 21h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $140 - $390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Metz and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 32h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Forbach(F), München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
The distance between Metz and Bucharest is 1690 km. The road distance is 1946.5 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 32m and costs $55 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Metz to Bucharest, including transfers.
Metz to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Metz station.
Metz to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Metz Ville station.
The best way to get from Metz to Bucharest is to train which takes 29h 25m and costs $390 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs $165 - $180 and takes 25h 54m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Bucuresti Nord via Forbach, Forbach(F), München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 29h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bucharest via Frankfurt - Main Bus Station and Frankfurt in around 25h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- 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
- $19–20
- 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
- $23–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach(F) to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $460–520
- Car Compartment
- $850–950
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $157
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Metz to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Metz to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Metz. It is currently 11:33 AM in Metz and 12:33 PM in Bucharest.
Metz to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Forbach station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Bucharest is 1946 km. It takes approximately 18h 47m to drive from Metz to Bucharest.
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