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Compare coach and train for Saint-Chamond to Lyon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Saint-Chamond to Lyon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of £10 For those with little time, consider booking a coach, which has an average total journey time of 1h 6m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.0kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £10, while a coach costs an average of £11.
Distance: 39 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£10 Average Price Cheapest | £11 Average Price | £7 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 10m Average total duration 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 6m Average total duration Fastest 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 43m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.0 - 0.1kg 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 Saint-Chamond to Lyon:
A train is £1 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Saint-Chamond to Lyon costing on average £11.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 10m.
You'll arrive about 3m sooner (40m by train vs 43m by car). Tickets start at around £10 compared to roughly £7 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Saint-Chamond to Lyon
How to get to Lyon from Saint-Chamond by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Saint-Chamond to Lyon is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
10:130h46Saint-Chamond10:59Lyon£81One-way0 changes
Cheapest
10:130h46Saint-Chamond10:59Lyon£81One-way0 changes
Fastest
11:540h42Saint-Chamond12:36Lyon£101One-way0 changes
Other options
9:130h46Saint-Chamond9:59Lyon£101One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Saint-Chamond to Lyon:
A train is £1 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Saint-Chamond to Lyon costing on average £11.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 10m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Saint-Chamond and Lyon as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Saint-Chamond station and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
- Coaches mostly depart from Saint-Etienne, Châteaucreux Gare Routière and arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, SNCF Bus to go to Lyon by coach.
- Travel with TER, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lyon by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, SNCF Bus.
- 13 direct trains per day with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).
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