There are 7 ways to get from Metz to Bucharest by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Train to Luxembourg, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LUX - OTP
6h 41m$79–306Train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
28h 56m$421–1,239Bus
- Take the bus from Metz to București, Autogara Militaribus 1923
32h 55m$200–330Drive 1,945.9 km
- Drive from Metz to Bucharestcar 1,945.9 km
18h 52m$349–504Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STR - OTP
9h 14m$132–478Train, train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
8h 34m$120–407Train, bus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurttrain Re3
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
36h 36m
Metz to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $75 - $310 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs $75 - $310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Metz and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 32h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
The distance between Metz and Bucharest is 1690 km. The road distance is 1945.9 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Bucharest without a car is to train which takes 28h 56m and costs $420 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Metz to Bucharest, including transfers.
Metz to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Metz station.
Metz to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Metz Ville station.
The best way to get from Metz to Bucharest is to train which takes 28h 56m and costs $420 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $330 and takes 32h 55m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Bucuresti Nord via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 28h 56m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Metz to București, Autogara Militari 4 times a week. Tickets cost $200–330 and the journey takes 32h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–350
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Metz to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Metz to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Metz. It is currently 12:01 PM in Metz and 1:01 PM in Bucharest.
Metz to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Bucharest is 1946 km. It takes approximately 18h 52m to drive from Metz to Bucharest.
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