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How to get fromMetz to Bucharestby train, plane, bus, train (TGV), car or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Metz to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train

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  1. Train to Luxembourg, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeLUX - OTP
    6h 22m
    $151–415

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Metz Ville to LuxembourgtrainTer
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc
    3. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen HbftrainIce / ...
    4. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    21h 28m
    $68–245

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Metz Ville to StrasbourgtrainTer
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain42 / ...
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg HbftrainRe
    5. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainRj / ...
    6. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    30h 10m
    $338–1,042

  4. Drive 1,946.5 km

    1. Drive from Metz to Bucharestcar1,946.5 km
    18h 50m
    $349–504

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
    2. Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    8h 42m
    $210–463

  6. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus StationbusBlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
    25h 54m
    $162–186

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Metz to București, Autogara Militaribus1923
    32h 55m
    $170–250

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Metz to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
    20h 59m
    $392–1,380

Metz to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration30h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$338Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Metz, France and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a train from Metz Ville to Bucuresti Nord via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 30h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bucharest via Frankfurt - Main Bus Station and Frankfurt in around 25h 54m.

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