There are 7 ways to get from Hamburg to Metz by car train, car, bus, plane, train (TGV), or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car train, drive
best- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Metzcar
8h 29m€142–182Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Metzbus N235 / ...
11h 20m€62–98Drive 666.6 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Metzcar 666.6 km
6h 8m€126–182Fly to Luxembourg, bus
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane HAM - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
6h 19mTrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
8h 39m€141–265Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Metzbus
10h 56m€105–171Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- 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
7h 7m€143–351
Hamburg to Metz by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Metz is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Metz is to drive which takes 6h 8m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Metz. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Metz via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Metz. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Metz Ville via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Hamburg and Metz is 755 km. The road distance is 666.6 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Metz without a car is to bus which takes 11h 20m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Hamburg to Metz, including transfers.
Hamburg to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
Hamburg to Metz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Metz is to bus which takes 11h 20m and costs €60 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €270 and takes 8h 39m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Metz, France?
You can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Metz via Frankfurt central train station in around 11h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Metz Ville via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 8h 39m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- €28–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trier central train station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Hamburg to Metz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Metz is 667 km. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Hamburg to Metz.
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