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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 10 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 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
    8h 4m
    €200–377

  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 49m
    €66–108

  3. Drive  748.6 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Colognecar car 748.6 km
    7h 51m
    €120–173

  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 53m
    €121–313

  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 Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    12h 34m
    €182–346

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Le Clapier to Lyon Perrachetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    13h 45m
    €140–247

  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
    7h 17m
    €103–313

  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 44m
    €166–378

  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 2m
    €135–360

  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 54m
    €138–377

Saint-Étienne to Cologne by train

Calendar96Weekly Trains
Duration8h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€200Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,029.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 4m

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 8h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 via Lyon, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 12h 49m.

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