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
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane HEL - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
7h 35mBus via Bauska
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 Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Metzbus 090 / ...
44h 15m€176–308Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
34h 35m€317–1,062Bus, 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 19m€270–782Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Metzcar
40h 1m€615–911Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206a
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Metzbus N235 / ...
39h 20m€185–299Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
39h 51m€283–670Drive, 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
45h 38m€625–1,015
Helsinki to Metz by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Metz is to bus via Bauska which costs €170 - €310 and takes 44h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Metz is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 34h 35m and costs €310 - €1100.
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 via Ełk which takes 34h 35m and costs €310 - €1100.
It takes approximately 7h 35m 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 8:02 PM in Helsinki and 7:02 PM 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
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Luxembourg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Stena Line
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