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

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There are 11 ways to get from Saint-Étienne to Leipzig by train (TGV), bus, 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 Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    11h 35m
    €201–383

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    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 Leipzig central train stationbus bus N86
    19h 49m
    €96–152

  3. Drive  1,080.9 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Leipzigcar car 1,080.9 km
    10h 44m
    €171–247

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

    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
    7h 40m
    €128–361

  5. 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 Leipzig Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    11h 38m
    €210–358

  6. 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 Leipzigcar car
    15h 57m
    €198–274

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Lausannebus bus
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Leipzig Hbftrain train 12N
    16h 38m
    €203–374

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

    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
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    8h 43m
    €200–531

  9. 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 Leipzig Hbftrain train
    7h 38m
    €114–342

  10. 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
    9h 39m
    €202–418

  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
    9h 8m
    €202–454

Saint-Étienne to Leipzig by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration11h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€201Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,151.2 km
  • Duration: 11h 35m

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

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Leipzig Hbf via Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, and Erfurt Hbf in around 11h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Leipzig central train station via Lyon and Nuremberg central bus station in around 19h 49m.

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