There are 8 ways to get from Weimar to Saint-Étienne by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
11h 27m€199–637Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Weimar central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stopbus
16h 34m€89–160Train, bus
- Take the train from Weimar to Frankfurt (Main) Südtrain Drf
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
15h 54mDrive 973.9 km
- Drive from Weimar to Saint-Étiennecar 973.9 km
9h 44m€151–218Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LEJ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
9h 2m€166–386Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NUE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain
9h 26m€157–477Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf 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
8h 35m€187–563Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf 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
9h 9m€204–639
Weimar to Saint-Étienne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weimar to Saint-Étienne is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Weimar to Saint-Étienne is to train and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs €180 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Weimar station to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Weimar central train station and arriving at Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Frankfurt central train station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Weimar to Saint-Étienne. However, there are services departing from Weimar and arriving at St Etienne Chateaucreux via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Weimar and Saint-Étienne is 1060 km. The road distance is 973.9 km.
The best way to get from Weimar to Saint-Étienne without a car is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Weimar to Saint-Étienne, including transfers.
Weimar to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Weimar central train station.
Weimar to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Weimar to Saint-Étienne is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs €190 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 16h 34m.
What companies run services between Weimar, Germany and Saint-Étienne, France?
You can take a train from Weimar to St Etienne Chateaucreux via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Weimar central train station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop via Frankfurt central train station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–800
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
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 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Weimar central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Weimar to Saint-Étienne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Weimar to Saint-Étienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Weimar to Saint-Étienne is 974 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Weimar to Saint-Étienne.
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