There are 8 ways to get from Helsinki to Metz by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane HEL - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Thionville to Metz Villetrain
8h 3mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Riga Airport to Bauskabus
- Take the bus from Bauska to Mannheimbus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
45h 4m€185–335Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 3
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
35h 56m€282–528Bus, train via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 15
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
36h 53m€275–546Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Metzcar
40h€637–941Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metzbus N235 / ...
39h 20m€217–325Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- 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
41h€285–567Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Metzcar
46h 15m€637–1,056
Helsinki to Metz by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Metz is to bus which costs €180 - €340 and takes 45h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Metz is to bus and train which takes 35h 56m and costs €280 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Metz. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Metz via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
The distance between Helsinki and Metz is 1770 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Metz without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 56m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Helsinki to Metz, including transfers.
Helsinki to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Metz is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 7:40 AM in Helsinki and 6:40 AM in Metz.
Book your Helsinki to Metz bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Metz, France?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Metz via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 39h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Thionville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Thionville to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trier central train station to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kautra
Bus from Riga Airport to Bauska
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Bauska to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- [email protected]
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- [email protected]
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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