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How to get fromDortmund to Saint-Étienneby train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Saint-Étienne by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train Ter
    9h 57m
    €259–459

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DTM - LYS
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    10h 31m
    €85–306

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus bus
    3. Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Le Clapiertrain train Ter
    15h 6m
    €155–207

  4. Drive  836.2 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Saint-Étiennecar car 836.2 km
    8h 35m
    €159–229

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    6h 11m
    €127–330

  6. Train via Strasbourg

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train Ter
    11h 16m
    €183–328

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    15h 6m
    €87–132

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    7h 17m
    €180–436

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane AMS - LYS
    5. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    8h 26m
    €153–406

  10. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain train
    8h 56m
    €147–374

Dortmund to Saint-Étienne by train

Calendar74Weekly Trains
Duration9h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€259Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,124.6 km
  • Duration: 9h 57m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Saint-Étienne, France?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to St Etienne Chateaucreux via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Essen central train station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 15h 6m.

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