There are 7 ways to get from Kraków to Saint-Étienne by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane KRK - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
6h 12m€77–268Train
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Rzepintrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf 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
21h 10m€336–1,176Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Lyonbus N1316 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
25h 19m€135–221Drive 1,585.5 km
- Drive from Kraków to Saint-Étiennecar 1,585.5 km
15h 38m€244–352Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane KRK - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
9h 11m€125–329Train via Wrocław
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf 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
21h 34m€341–1,197Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kraków to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
29h 10m
Kraków to Saint-Étienne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Saint-Étienne is to fly and train which costs €75 - €270 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Saint-Étienne is to fly and train which takes 6h 12m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at St Etienne Chateaucreux via Rzepin, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
The distance between Kraków and Saint-Étienne is 1292 km. The road distance is 1585.5 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Saint-Étienne without a car is to train which takes 21h 10m and costs €330 - €1200.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Kraków to Saint-Étienne, including transfers.
Kraków to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Saint-Étienne is to train which takes 21h 10m and costs €330 - €1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 25h 19m.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Saint-Étienne, France?
You can take a train from Krakow Glowny to St Etienne Chateaucreux via Rzepin, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 21h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 25h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once 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
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
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rzepin to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- 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
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Kraków to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Kraków to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Kraków to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Saint-Étienne is 1586 km. It takes approximately 15h 38m to drive from Kraków to Saint-Étienne.
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