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Compare bus, train, and flight for Paris to Saint-Étienne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Paris to Saint-Étienne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €28 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 7m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €28, while a flight costs an average of €162.
Distance: 411 km
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€69 Average price | €28 Average price Cheapest | €162 Average price | €119 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 54m Average total duration 4h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 30m Average total duration 6h 0m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 7m Average total duration Fastest 1h 7m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 5h 13m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 2.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Paris to Saint-Étienne:
A bus is €41 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paris to Saint-Étienne costing on average €69.
A bus is €133 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris to Saint-Étienne costing on average €162.
Other travel options to Saint-Étienne take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 54m.
Bus takes on average 6h 30m.
Travel optionsfrom Paris to Saint-Étienne
How to get from Paris to Saint-Étienne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Paris to Saint-Étienne is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 5131 · 172612:30 PM8h05Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)8:35 PMSaint-Etienne, Châteaucreux Gare Routière€291One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 5131 · 172612:30 PM8h05Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)8:35 PMSaint-Etienne, Châteaucreux Gare Routière€291One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- AF73949:40 PM1h00Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport10:40 PMClermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport€2171One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 66897:00 PM2h48Paris Gare de Lyon9:48 PMSt-Étienne Châteaucreux€621One-way0 transfers
- 66875:00 PM2h48Paris Gare de Lyon7:48 PMSt-Étienne Châteaucreux€671One-way0 transfers
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8867485:52 PM3h18Paris Gare de Lyon9:10 PMSt-Étienne Châteaucreux€741One-way1 transfer
FlixBus · FlixBus6:40 AM9h10Paris, Porte Maillot3:50 PMSaint-Étienne, Gare SNCF€411One-way1 transfer- FlixBus10:25 AM8h45Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)7:10 PMSaint-Étienne, Gare SNCF€501One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:00 AM8h50Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)3:50 PMSaint-Étienne, Gare SNCF€561One-way1 transfer
- AF73607:50 AM1h05Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport8:55 AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€1491One-way0 transfers
- AF73628:25 AM1h05Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport9:30 AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€1491One-way0 transfers
- AF940810:10 AM1h05Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport11:15 AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€1491One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Paris to Saint-Étienne:
A bus is €41 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paris to Saint-Étienne costing on average €69.
A bus is €133 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris to Saint-Étienne costing on average €162.
Other travel options to Saint-Étienne take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 54m.
Bus takes on average 6h 30m.
- Around 21 flights per day.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 9 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Paris and Saint-Étienne as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Paris Gare de Lyon and arrive in St-Étienne Châteaucreux.
- Buses mostly depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arrive in Saint-Étienne, Gare SNCF.
- Travel with Air France to go to Saint-Étienne by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Saint-Étienne by bus.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, Trenitalia, SNCF | Intercités, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Regionale, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Saint-Étienne by train.
- 5 direct flights per day with Air France.
- 5 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
- 3 direct trains per day with SNCF | TGV INOUI.
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