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

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There are 12 ways to get from Saint-Étienne to Germany by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or car train

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

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    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
    5h 22m
    €138–306

  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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N235 / ...
    21h 58m
    €108–174

  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 Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain train Ice
    12h 30m
    €227–431

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux 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 Berlin Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    17h 3m
    €173–332

  5. Drive  1,243.2 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Berlincar car 1,243.2 km
    12h 5m
    €197–284

  6. 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 31m
    €119–278

  7. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LYS - MUC
    5h 33m
    €130–288

  8. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane plane LYS - SXB
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    6h 21m
    €156–397

  9. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    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 Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane GVA - FRA
    7h 31m
    €162–333

  10. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich 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 Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane GVA - MUC
    7h 47m
    €154–345

  11. Train via Bern

    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Amberieu En Bugeytrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Amberieu En Bugey to Genevetrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Genève to Berntrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Bern to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain train Ice
    16h 11m
    €411–619

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Berlincar car
    17h 45m
    €208–279

Saint-Étienne to Germany by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration12h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€227Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 641.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 22m

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

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, and Berlin Hbf in around 12h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. via Lyon, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, S Messe Nord, and S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf in around 21h 58m.

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