There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Metz by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Paris
best- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain Tgv
12h 10m€112–320Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 40m€55–149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783 / ...
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lorraine Tgvtrain Tgv
13h 42m€118–275Drive 1,270.3 km
- Drive from Santander to Metzcar 1,270.3 km
13h 12m€200–289Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane BIO - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
9h 20m€92–237Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Massy TGV to Lorraine TGVtrain
20h 14m€115–279Fly Santander Airport to Luxembourg, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane SDR - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosquebus
7h 47m€107–251Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BIO - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain
9h 2m€131–410Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane BIQ - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Est to Metz Villetrain
10h 3m€177–577Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - 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 29m€158–389
Santander to Metz by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Metz is to bus which costs €55 - €150 and takes 18h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Metz is to fly and bus which takes 7h 47m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Metz station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Metz - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 40m.
The distance between Santander and Metz is 1308 km. The road distance is 1270.3 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Metz without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 12h 10m and costs €110 - €320.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Santander to Metz, including transfers.
Santander to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Metz is 1270 km. It takes approximately 13h 12m to drive from Santander to Metz.
Book your Santander to Metz bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Metz, France?
You can take a bus from Santander to Metz - Bus Station via Paris and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 18h 40m.
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Luxembourg via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Santander Airport to Luxembourg via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Santander Airport to Luxembourg via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Santander Airport to Luxembourg via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Luxembourg via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- 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
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lorraine Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy TGV to Lorraine TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €90–130
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- 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 Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Kirchberg, Réimerwee to Thionville, Foch Kiosque
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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