Car hire and driving in Saint-Étienne
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LYS means 63 km (39 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.
Drives from Saint-Étienne
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne to Lyon | France | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Villeurbanne | France | 53 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Grenoble | France | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Clermont-Ferrand | France | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Geneva | Switzerland | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Nîmes | France | 178 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Montpellier | France | 207 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Lausanne | Switzerland | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 13 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Dijon | France | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Aix-en-Provence | France | 228 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Besançon | France | 237 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Limoges | France | 248 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Saint-Étienne to London | United Kingdom | 753 km (468 mi) | about 11 h 29 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Berlin | Germany | 1,026 km (637 mi) | about 15 h 38 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Madrid | Spain | 863 km (536 mi) | about 13 h 9 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Rome | Italy | 762 km (474 mi) | about 11 h 37 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Paris | France | 410 km (255 mi) | about 6 h 15 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Hamburg | Germany | 988 km (614 mi) | about 15 h 4 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Bucharest | Romania | 1,708 km (1,061 mi) | about 26 h 3 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Budapest | Hungary | 1,143 km (711 mi) | about 17 h 26 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Saint-Étienne?
The right, as everywhere in France.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.