There are 11 ways to get from Metz to Budapest by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LUX - BUD
6h 22mFt 24,908–74,396Train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
14h 41mFt 52,233–168,083Bus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 20mFt 31,000–60,000Train, night train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
18h 22mFt 35,183–67,033Train, train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BSL - BUD
7h 52mFt 25,643–96,333Train, 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane STR - BUD
8h 40mFt 33,143–111,233Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
8h 25mFt 43,735–125,050Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CRL - BUD
9h 4mFt 28,908–89,396Bus via Saarbrücken
- Take the bus from Metz to Saarbrücken bus stationbus N90 / ...
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1929
19h 10mFt 30,742–58,213Drive 1,132.1 km
- Drive from Metz to Budapestcar 1,132.1 km
10h 27mFt 66,646–96,266Drive, car train
- Drive from Metz to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Budapestcar
11h 2mFt 90,499–120,609
Metz to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Budapest is to bus via Saarbrücken which costs 30 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs 24 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Metz - Bus Station station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 41m.
The distance between Metz and Budapest is 1076 km. The road distance is 1132.1 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Budapest without a car is to train which takes 14h 41m and costs 50 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Metz to Budapest, including transfers.
Metz to Budapest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Metz - Bus Station.
Metz to Budapest 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 Budapest is to train which takes 14h 41m and costs 50 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 31 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Budapest-Kelenföld via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 14h 41m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Metz - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once daily. Tickets cost Ft 31,000–60,000 and the journey takes 17h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–95,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–95,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–120,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–130,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–120,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–43,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–43,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–43,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–110,000
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–75,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–60,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–45,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–47,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–50,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–90,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–75,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–110,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–75,000
- 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
- Ft 3,500–9,000
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–22,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–19,000
- 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
- Ft 3,900–10,000
- 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
- Ft 4,600–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–19,000
- 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
- Ft 11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–16,000
- 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
- Ft 11,000–26,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–38,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–24,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–23,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–29,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–31,000
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 17,000–26,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–37,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–19,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–43,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–3,300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–30,000
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Metz to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Metz to Budapest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Metz to Budapest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Budapest is 1132 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Metz to Budapest.
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