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How to get fromSaint-Étienne to Akenby train (TGV), bus, night train, car, train, plane, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Saint-Étienne to Aken by train (TGV), bus, night train, car, train, plane, or car train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train Ice
    13h 18m
    €200–400

  2. Bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Darmstadtbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Darmstadt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    19h 46m
    €87–250

  3. Drive  1,098.3 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Akencar car 1,098.3 km
    11h 15m
    €176–254

  4. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train
    9h 26m
    €206–396

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Akencar car
    15h 31m
    €192–265

  6. Train via Mannheim

    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 Köthentrain train 55
    17h 11m
    €260–487

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Hallebus bus N34
    21h 56m
    €102–175

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

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LYS - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    9h 11m
    €123–370

  9. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle 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 Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane GVA - LEJ
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train
    12h
    €210–513

  10. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane GVA - BER
    4. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    11h 15m
    €132–367

  11. 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 Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    11h 27m
    €211–503

Saint-Étienne to Aken by train and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration13h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket€200Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,178.1 km
  • Duration: 13h 18m

What companies run services between Saint-Étienne, France and Aken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Aken, Heidestr. via Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, Halle(Saale)Hbf, Köthen, and Köthen, Busbahnhof in around 13h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Aken, Markt via Lyon, Nuremberg central bus station, Halle, Halle(Saale)Hbf, Köthen, and Köthen, Busbahnhof in around 21h 56m.

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