From London, UK and Paris to Metz by train, car and plane

Metz (pronounced ‘Mess’) is the capital of Lorraine in the Grand Est region of France. It has always been an important city, on the main trade routes from Roman times. It is on the Moselle River, near the Autoroute de l’Est, which connects Paris to Strasbourg, as well as the main train route from Strasbourg to Brussels. On the Moselle and Seille rivers, Metz is known for its Gothic cathedral and its huge satin-glass windows that fill the stone building with glorious colors.

Today, it is equally famous for the Center Pompidou-Metz, a very successful branch of the Center Pompidou in Paris. With such an easy train ride from Paris, many people simply come to visit the center for the day. It has important temporary exhibitions that change regularly, some with material from the main Pompidou Center in Paris; others are from different collections around the world.

Paris to Metz by train

TGV trains to Metz depart from Gare de l’Est in Paris (Place du 11 Novembre, Paris 10th arrondissement) throughout the day. The trip lasts 1 hour and 24 minutes.

Transport covers at Gare de l’Est

• Subway
  Line 4: Porte de Clignancourt to Porte d’Orleans
  Line 5: Bobigny-Pablo Picasso to Port d’Italie
  Line 7: La Coureuve 8 May 1945 in Ville Juif to Louis Aragon
• Para los autobuses, vea el mapa de autobuses de París

Other connections to Metz by TGV

• There is a direct TGV train from Nice to Metz that takes 9 hours 17 minutes. However, if you change in Paris, from Paris Gare de Lyon (from Nice) to Paris Gare de l’Est, the trip takes less time, 8 hours 30 minutes.
• The TGV train from Metz to Montpellier takes 6 hours and 58 minutes. If you change in Paris, from Paris Gare de Lyon (from Montpellier) to Paris Gare de l’Est, the journey takes from 5 hours to 38 minutes.

Metz station is at the General de Gaulle place at the end of rue Gambetta, opposite the main post office. It is a short walk from the city center.

Connections to Metz by high-speed TER trains

Popular destinations include Nancy (from 31 minutes); Strasbourg (from 1 hour and 17 minutes); and Luxembourg (from 49 minutes).

• Check out the main TER services on the TER website .

Booking train travel in France

• From the US, Book with Rail Europe
• From the UK, book with voyages-sncf (formerly Rail Europe)

Getting to Metz by plane

Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport
Route of Vigny
Goin

Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport is located in Goin, 16.5 km (10 miles) from Metz via a 30-minute shuttle bus that costs 8 euros.

Destinations to and from Metz-Nancy-Lorraine airport

The airport flies to most major French cities and other European destinations such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, ​​Dusseldorf, Venice, Rome, Prague and London. For flights to New York, you will have to change in Nice.

Paris to Metz by car

The distance from Paris to Strasbourg is around 332 km (206 miles), and the journey takes around 3 hours and 15 minutes, depending on your speed. There are tolls on the Autoroutes.

Car rental

Renting a car under the leaseback scheme is the cheapest way to rent a car if you are in France for more than 17 days.

Getting from London to Paris

• By train (Eurostar): Eurostar between London, Paris and Lille
• By bus / coach: Eurolines offers a cheap service from London, Gillingham, Canterbury, Folkestone and Dover to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Gallieni. Six coaches a day; 2 all night; Travel time is 7 hours. The Eurolines stop is located at the Paris Gallieni bus station, 28 ave du General de Gaulle, right next to the Gallieni metro station, near Porte de Bagnolet (metro line 3, final stop).
• OUIBus: They operate between London and Lille and London and Paris. IDBus also runs from Lille to Amsterdam and Brussels.
  OUIBus website

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