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Compare train and coach for Lille to Metz
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Lille to Metz among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £25 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 4m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.3kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £25, while a train costs an average of £105.
Distance: 279 km
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Most popular Coach | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
£25 Average Price Cheapest | £105 Average Price | £84 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 2m Average total duration 5h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 4m Average total duration Fastest 2h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 0m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Lille to Metz:
A coach is £64 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lille to Metz costing on average £105.
Other travel options to Metz take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 20m.
You'll arrive about 1h 26m sooner (2h 34m by train vs 4h 0m by car). Tickets start at around £105 compared to roughly £84 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Lille to Metz
How to get to Metz from Lille by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lille to Metz is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 50918 · 474017:556h25Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)0:20Metz, Gare routière£171One-way1 change
Cheapest
- 50918 · 474017:556h25Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)0:20Metz, Gare routière£171One-way1 change
Fastest
- 9870+
681318:003h09Lille-Europe11:09Metz-Ville£1101One-way1 change
Other options
- 5235 · 5460+6815117:363h29Lille-Europe21:05Metz-Ville£861One-way2 changes
- 12526 · 5440+6813910:563h39Lille-Europe14:35Metz-Ville£861One-way2 changes
- 7060 · 283917:113h53Lille Flandres21:04Metz-Ville£871One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus13:308h00Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)21:30Metz, Gare routière£271One-way1 change- FlixBus · FlixBus14:109h05Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)23:15Metz, Gare routière£291One-way1 change
- 1658 · 3048418:307h55Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)2:25Metz, Gare routière£291One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Lille to Metz:
A coach is £81 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lille to Metz costing on average £105.
Other travel options to Metz take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 2m.
- Around 18 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lille and Metz as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Lille Flandres and arrive in Metz-Ville.
- Coaches mostly depart from Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe) and arrive in Metz, Gare routière.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV to go to Metz by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, flibco to go to Metz by coach.
- 3 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
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