There are 7 ways to get from Kraków to Metz by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, 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.
Fly to Luxembourg, bus
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane KRK - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Thionville, Gare routièrebus
6h 30mFly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Basel (BSL)plane KRK - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain
7h 53m€84–249Train via Leipzig
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
15h 59m€189–363Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N1366 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 20m€118–175Drive 1,213.1 km
- Drive from Kraków to Metzcar 1,213.1 km
10h 21m€228–329Train
- Take the train from Krakow Plaszow to Frankfurttrain Drf
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
23h 40mBus, train
- Take the bus from Kraków to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Forbach to Metz Villetrain Ter
31h 11m€226–263
Kraków to Metz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Metz is to bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 53m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Metz station. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Metz - Bus Station via Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Metz. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Metz Ville via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 59m.
The distance between Kraków and Metz is 1058 km. The road distance is 1213.1 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Metz without a car is to train via Leipzig which takes 15h 59m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Kraków to Metz, including transfers.
Kraków to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Metz train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Metz is to train via Leipzig which takes 15h 59m and costs €180 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 21h 20m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Metz, France?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to Metz Ville via Wroclaw Glowny, Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 15h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station via Luxembourg in around 21h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €101
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Plaszow to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- 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
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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 St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- vlexx
Train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- 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 Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–190
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Kraków to Metz train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Metz is 1213 km. It takes approximately 10h 21m to drive from Kraków to Metz.
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