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How to get fromSaint-Étienne to Dortmundby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    9h 41m
    €219–545

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    15h 54m
    €72–135

  3. Drive 835.9 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Dortmundcar car 835.9 km
    8h 44m
    €129–186

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

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    3. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    5h 53m
    €125–304

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    10h 10m
    €205–510

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bern to Dortmund Hbftrain train Ice
    13h 23m
    €314–953

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

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    7h 27m
    €176–496

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

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    4. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    8h 2m
    €143–380

  9. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LYS - CGN
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    9h 43m
    €142–403

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

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LYS - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    8h 27m
    €152–404

Saint-Étienne to Dortmund by train

Calendar99Weekly Trains
Duration9h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€219Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,145.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 41m

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

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Dortmund Hbf via Lyon Part Dieu, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 9h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Dortmund central bus station via Lyon and Essen central train station in around 15h 54m.

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