There are 11 ways to get from Rostock to Metz by car, car train, bus, train, night train, train (TGV), or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Rostock to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Metzcar
9h 36m€156–217Train, night train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzenbektrain Re1
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Heidelberg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
14h 56m€82–278Bus
- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metzbus N235 / ...
16h 20m€84–138Drive 842.3 km
- Drive from Rostock to Metzcar 842.3 km
7h 37m€135–195Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
11h 4m€183–517Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhoftrain 17
- Take the train from Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 15
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
11h 52m€165–409Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane HAM - LUX
8h 13m€126–375Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane BER - LUX
8h 29m€128–339Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Saarbrücken Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN)plane BER - SCN
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
8h 20m€186–368Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
9h 2m€172–503Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
9h 21m€163–431
Rostock to Metz by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Metz is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Metz is to drive which takes 7h 37m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Metz. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at Metz via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Metz. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Metz Ville via Hamburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Rostock and Metz is 881 km. The road distance is 842.3 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Metz without a car is to bus which takes 16h 20m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Rostock to Metz, including transfers.
Rostock to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Metz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Metz is to bus which takes 16h 20m and costs €80 - €140. Alternatively, you can train via Kassel, which costs €180 - €550 and takes 11h 4m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Metz, France?
You can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Metz via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 16h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Metz Ville via Hamburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Saarbrücken Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzenbek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Rostock to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Rostock to Metz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Metz is 842 km. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Rostock to Metz.
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