There are 8 ways to get from Alicante to La Rochelle by plane, train (Renfe), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV)
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Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)ALC - LRH
8h 2m€102–392Bus via Zaragoza
cheapest- Take the bus from Alicante to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
20h€50–163Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Camp De TarragonaEur / ...
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Narbonne
- Take the train from Narbonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
16h 44m€111–218Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Estació d'Autobusos de ValènciaAlsa
- Take the bus from Valencia to La RochelleFlixBus N1136
19h 35m€102–156Drive 1,080.9 km
- Drive from Alicante to La Rochelle1,080.9 km
11h 33m€168–243Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)ALC - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
7h 40m€73–224Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ALC - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
8h 12m€75–199Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid ChamartínAve
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/DonostiaAlv / ...
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St JeanTer
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
17h 8m€109–324
Alicante to La Rochelle by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to La Rochelle is to bus via Zaragoza which costs €50 - €170 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at La Rochelle via Valencia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at La Rochelle via Camp De Tarragona, Narbonne and Bordeaux Saint-Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 44m.
The distance between Alicante and La Rochelle is 896 km. The road distance is 1080.9 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 16h 44m and costs €110 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Alicante to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Alicante to La Rochelle bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Alicante station.
Alicante to La Rochelle train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 2m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €220 and takes 16h 44m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 19h 35m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and La Rochelle, France?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Ryanair UK fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to La Rochelle via Camp De Tarragona, Narbonne, and Bordeaux Saint-Jean in around 16h 44m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Narbonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Valencia to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Alicante to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Alicante to La Rochelle bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Alicante to La Rochelle train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Camp De Tarragona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to La Rochelle is 1081 km. It takes approximately 11h 33m to drive from Alicante to La Rochelle.
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