There are 8 ways to get from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne by train (TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
7h 11m€138–302Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart West to Lyonbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 21m€51–85Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
12h€118–272Drive 631.4 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Saint-Étiennecar 631.4 km
7h 14m€98–141Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
5h 37m€155–441Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane STR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
7h 31m€150–293Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
6h 16m€155–432Train to Munich International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
7h 50m€160–470
Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €150 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Feuersee and arriving at Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Stuttgart West and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at St Etienne Chateaucreux via Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Saint-Étienne is 719 km. The road distance is 631.4 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne without a car is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart West station.
Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne is to train which takes 7h 11m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 21m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Saint-Étienne, France?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to St Etienne Chateaucreux via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 7h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Feuersee to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Stuttgart West and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 12h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–33
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lausanne to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stuttgart West to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne is 631 km. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Stuttgart to Saint-Étienne.
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