There are 8 ways to get from Kassel to Saint-Étienne by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
11h 23m€186–597Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Lyonbus N235
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 39m€80–133Train, bus
- 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
14h 39m€123–251Drive 894.3 km
- Drive from Kassel to Saint-Étiennecar 894.3 km
8h 25m€138–199Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe 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
7h 9m€164–433Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe 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
8h 59m€164–476Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe 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
9h 16m€173–543Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
10h€202–514
Kassel to Saint-Étienne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Saint-Étienne is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Saint-Étienne is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs €160 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik and arriving at Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Kassel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at St Etienne Chateaucreux via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 23m.
The distance between Kassel and Saint-Étienne is 994 km. The road distance is 894.3 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Saint-Étienne without a car is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs €180 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Kassel to Saint-Étienne, including transfers.
Kassel to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik station.
Kassel to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
The best way to get from Kassel to Saint-Étienne is to train which takes 11h 23m and costs €180 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 15h 39m.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Saint-Étienne, France?
You can take a train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to St Etienne Chateaucreux via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 11h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kassel Platz der Deutschen Einheit to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 15h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
- €55–320
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
- €65–350
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 Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- 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
- €55–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- 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
- €80–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 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 Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Kassel to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Kassel to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Saint-Étienne is 894 km. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Kassel to Saint-Étienne.
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