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

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

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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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    7h 45m
    €200–429

  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 Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N710
    12h 25m
    €57–105

  3. Drive 748.6 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Colognecar car 748.6 km
    7h 51m
    €116–167

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

    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
    5h 52m
    €117–294

  5. 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 Renens VDtrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    12h 3m
    €182–822

  6. Train via Metz

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Metz Villetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    12h 51m
    €197–326

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

    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
    8h 16m
    €98–307

  8. 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 6m
    €166–425

  9. 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
    8h
    €134–370

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

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane LYS - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 40m
    €143–450

  11. 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 Koeln Hbftrain train
    8h 31m
    €154–398

Saint-Étienne to Cologne by train

Calendar96Weekly Trains
Duration7h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€200Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,029.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 45m

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

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Koeln Hbf via Lyon Part Dieu and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Koeln Messe/Deutz via Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 12h 25m.

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