There are 8 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 54mFly 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 54m€77–259Train 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 Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Metz Villetrain Tgv
15h 30m€195–397Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Strasbourgbus N1315 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 30m€108–164Drive 1,213.1 km
- Drive from Kraków to Metzcar 1,213.1 km
10h 21m€194–280Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - 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
8h 47m€129–327Train
- 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
24hBus, 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 10m€227–269
Kraków to Metz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Metz is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Metz is to fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs €75 - €260.
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 Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
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, Frankfurt and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
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 30m and costs €190 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 54m 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 30m and costs €190 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 21h 30m.
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, Frankfurt, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 15h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station via Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- 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
- €100–420
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
- €80–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- 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
- €26–31
- 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 DetailsContact 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
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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
Train from Forbach to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- 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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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
- €170–200
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Kraków to Metz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Strasbourg 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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