Tours, tickets and day trips in Saint-Étienne
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne Mine Museum | 58,798 | 2019 |
| Musée d'Art et d'Industrie de Saint-Étienne | 31,204 | 2018 |
| Departmental archives of Loire | 682 | 2022 |
The busiest is Saint-Étienne Mine Museum at 58,798 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Saint-Étienne
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne to Lyon | France | 50 km (31 mi) | about 49 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Villeurbanne | France | 53 km (33 mi) | about 52 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Grenoble | France | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Clermont-Ferrand | France | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Geneva | Switzerland | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Nîmes | France | 178 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Montpellier | France | 207 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Lausanne | Switzerland | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Marseille | France | 250 km (156 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Turin | Italy | 261 km (162 mi) | about 4 h 15 min |
| Saint-Étienne to Nice | France | 298 km (185 mi) | about 4 h 51 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
What is the most visited attraction in Saint-Étienne?
Saint-Étienne Mine Museum, with 58,798 visitors in 2019 (Wikidata).
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.