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 car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Metzcar
9h 38m€155–216Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metzbus N235 / ...
15h 40m€71–121Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Suednighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
14h 7m€96–250Drive 842.3 km
- Drive from Rostock to Metzcar 842.3 km
7h 37m€132–191Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain Re5
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
11h 1m€177–505Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Büchentrain Re1
- Take the train from Büchen to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
14h 12m€217–575Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane HAM - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
8h 16m€120–319Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane BER - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
8h 42m€119–354Train 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 42m€187–564Train 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 Forbach(F)train
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
9h 22m€159–399Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Saarbrücken Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN)plane HAM - SCN
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain
8h 21m€193–439
Rostock to Metz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Metz is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Metz is to drive which takes 7h 37m and costs €130 - €190.
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 15h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Metz. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Metz Ville via S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
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 15h 40m and costs €70 - €130.
It takes approximately 9h 38m 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 Regio (DB Regional), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Metz is to bus which takes 15h 40m and costs €70 - €130. Alternatively, you can train via Berlin, which costs €170 - €550 and takes 11h 1m.
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 15h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Metz Ville via S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 11h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- 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
- €190–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Saarbrücken Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Büchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Büchen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Forbach(F)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Büchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Rostock to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Rostock to Metz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf 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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