There are 11 ways to get from Saintes to Metz by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Saintes to Angoulemetrain Ter
- Take the train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
7h 2m€119–311Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saintes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1703
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Metzbus N215 / ...
11h 40m€56–98Drive 746.8 km
- Drive from Saintes to Metzcar 746.8 km
7h 51m€116–168Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
7h 12m€87–296Train
- Take the train from Saintes to Angoulemetrain Ter
- Take the train from Angouleme to Lorraine Tgvtrain Tgv
8h 48m€156–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from Saintes to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Busbus
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport CDG 1train B
- Take the bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
13h 20m€65–113Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane BOD - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metzbus
9h 2m€94–295Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BOD - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain
7h 58m€162–409Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
7h 51m€105–384Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
10h 13m€101–352Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - 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
11h 28m€160–457
Saintes to Metz by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saintes to Metz is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Saintes to Metz is to train via Paris which takes 7h 2m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Saintes to Metz. However, there are services departing from Saintes and arriving at Metz via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Saintes to Metz. However, there are services departing from Saintes and arriving at Metz Ville via Angouleme, Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
The distance between Saintes and Metz is 825 km. The road distance is 746.8 km.
The best way to get from Saintes to Metz without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 2m and costs €110 - €320.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Saintes to Metz, including transfers.
Saintes to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saintes station.
Saintes to Metz train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Saintes station.
The best way to get from Saintes to Metz is to train via Paris which takes 7h 2m and costs €110 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 11h 40m.
What companies run services between Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and Metz, France?
You can take a train from Saintes to Metz Ville via Angouleme, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 7h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saintes to Metz via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 11h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saintes to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saintes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- 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 Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saintes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- 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 Angouleme to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angouleme to Lorraine Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport CDG 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saintes to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saintes to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metz
- 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
Saintes to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Saintes to Metz train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Angouleme station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saintes to Metz is 747 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Saintes to Metz.
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