Nancy: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Nancy is a city of 105,058 people in France (Grand Est), 212 m (696 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ), 33 km (21 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Gare de Nancy-Ville.
Key facts
Daylight in Nancy runs from about 8 h 20 min a day in late December to 16 h 13 min in late June (computed for 48.68° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nancy is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ), 33 km (21 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Saarbrücken Airport (SCN, 90 km).
Flights to Nancy: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gare de Nancy-Ville. Trains to Nancy
Buses to Nancy · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy | 121,134 | 2019 |
| Museum–aquarium of Nancy | 100,836 | 2018 |
| Musée Lorrain | 47,962 | 2017 |
| musée de l'École de Nancy | 39,227 | 2018 |
| Departmental archives of Meurthe-et-Moselle | 880 | 2022 |
The busiest is Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy at 121,134 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Nancy
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Paris, 282 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Köln, 256 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 275 km (Belgium) — tours
- Rotterdam, 380 km (The Netherlands)
- Frankfurt am Main, 241 km (Germany) — tours
- Düsseldorf, 285 km (Germany) — tours
- Stuttgart, 220 km (Germany) — tours
- Essen, 314 km (Germany)
- Dortmund, 328 km (Germany)
- Antwerp, 310 km (Belgium)
Twin towns and sister cities: Karlsruhe, Cincinnati, Liège, Padua, Newcastle upon Tyne, Kanazawa, Kiryat Shmona, Lublin, Shangrao, Kunming, Krasnodar, Vinnytsia.
Common questions
Which airport serves Nancy?
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ), 33 km (21 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nancy?
About 105,058 people live in Nancy, across 15 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Nancy in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Nancy?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Nancy?
Paris (282 km), Köln (256 km), Brussels (275 km), Rotterdam (380 km), Frankfurt am Main (241 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.