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

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

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  1. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane LYS - DRS
    7h 32m
    €188–503

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from St Etienne Le Clapier to Lyon Perrachetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus bus
    20h 55m
    €83–142

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    13h 10m
    €235–407

  4. Drive  1,137.8 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Dresdencar car 1,137.8 km
    10h 37m
    €182–263

  5. 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 Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 47m
    €216–440

  6. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dresden 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 Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane GVA - DRS
    9h 41m
    €192–470

  7. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 35m
    €92–297

  8. Train via Basel

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    16h 16m
    €220–453

  9. 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 Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    22h 8m
    €111–176

  10. 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 Dresdencar car
    16h 46m
    €214–300

Saint-Étienne to Dresden by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€235Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 973.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 32m

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

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 13h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Dresden central station via Lyon and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 22h 8m.

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