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Compare train, coach and flight for Saint-Étienne to Nice
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Saint-Étienne to Nice among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £17. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 17m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £17, and a train costs an average of £58.
Distance: 298 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£34 Average Price Cheapest | £93 Average Price |
7h 34m Average total duration 7h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 47m Average total duration Fastest 5h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Nice from Saint-Étienne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Saint-Étienne to Nice is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
12:4510h05Saint-Étienne22:50Nice£201One-way0 changes
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12:4510h05Saint-Étienne22:50Nice£201One-way0 changes
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7:559h15Saint-Étienne17:10Nice£251One-way0 changes
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7:009h15Saint-Étienne16:15Nice£381One-way0 changes
11:4510h05Saint-Étienne21:50Nice£571One-way0 changes
8:559h15Saint-Étienne18:10Nice£611One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Saint-Étienne to Nice:
A coach is £60 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Saint-Étienne to Nice costing on average £93.
A coach is £104 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Saint-Étienne to Nice costing on average £137.
Other travel options to Nice take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 4m.
Flight takes on average 11h 53m.
- Around 20 flights per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Saint-Étienne and Nice as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Nice Cote d'Azur Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from St-Étienne Châteaucreux and arrive in Nice Saint-Augustin.
- Coaches mostly depart from Saint-Etienne, Châteaucreux Gare Routière and arrive in Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, SNCF Bus to go to Nice by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, ZOU!, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Nice by train.
- 4 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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