There are 12 ways to get from Herford to Saint-Étienne by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV), or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Brussels
best- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Köln Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
10h 59m€258–545Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
16h 25m€83–157Drive 948.1 km
- Drive from Herford to Saint-Étiennecar 948.1 km
9h 21m€146–211Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
7h 20m€146–395Train
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
13h 7m€218–675Drive, car train
- Drive from Herford to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Saint-Étiennecar
15h 7m€168–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Altenbekentrain
- Take the train from Altenbeken to Hofgeismartrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
18h 24mTrain to Hannover Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HAJ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
8h 55m€163–492Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
9h 23m€170–603Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FMO - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
9h 53m€180–356Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Herford to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
8h 52m€207–582Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
9h 42m€168–388
Herford to Saint-Étienne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Herford to Saint-Étienne is to bus which costs €80 - €160 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Herford to Saint-Étienne is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Herford to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof and arriving at Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Essen central train station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Herford to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB and arriving at St Etienne Chateaucreux via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Herford and Saint-Étienne is 1236 km. The road distance is 948.1 km.
The best way to get from Herford to Saint-Étienne without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 10h 59m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Herford to Saint-Étienne, including transfers.
Herford to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof station.
Herford to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB station.
The best way to get from Herford to Saint-Étienne is to train via Brussels which takes 10h 59m and costs €250 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €160 and takes 16h 25m.
What companies run services between Herford, Germany and Saint-Étienne, France?
You can take a train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to St Etienne Chateaucreux via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 10h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Herford to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Bielefeld Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Herford to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Altenbeken to Hofgeismar
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Herford to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Altenbeken
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Sindbad
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More Questions & Answers
Herford to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Herford to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Herford to Saint-Étienne is 948 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Herford to Saint-Étienne.
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