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How to get fromSaint-Étienne to Madridby train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe)

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There are 7 ways to get from Saint-Étienne to Madrid by train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia, Renfe)

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  1. Train via Barcelona

    best
    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    9h 43m
    €131–288

  2. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane LYS - MAD
    5h 52m
    €68–286

  3. Bus via Burgos

    1. Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Estación de autobuses de Burgosbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus bus ALSA - Iru-Mad / ...
    15h 50m
    €98–161

  4. Drive  1,085.5 km

    1. Drive from Saint-Étienne to Madridcar car 1,085.5 km
    12h 49m
    €206–297

  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 Avignon Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    10h 48m
    €168–278

  6. Bus

    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 Madridbus bus FlixBus N748 / ...
    18h 54m
    €115–178

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane GVA - MAD
    8h 10m
    €89–303

Saint-Étienne to Madrid by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration9h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€131Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,322.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 43m

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

You can take a train from St Etienne Chateaucreux to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to Madrid, Avenida de América via Estación de autobuses de Burgos in around 15h 50m.

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