There are 11 ways to get from Ankara to La Rochelle by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ESB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
13h 40m€124–393Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Ankara to Gebzetrain Yht
- Take the bus from Gebze to Istanbul Alibeyköybus
- Take the bus from Montenegro Hotel to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Strasbourgbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
46h 32m€342–592Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 2h€371–611Drive 3,356.8 km
- Drive from Ankara to La Rochellecar 3,356.8 km
33h 1m€522–754Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ESB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
14h 2m€141–418Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ESB - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 38m€201–441Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ESB - LRH
25h 43m€161–551Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich Fröttmaning to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes to La Rochellebus 701
2d 7h€188–306Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 8h€199–249Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Toulousebus
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain Ter
2d 14h€198–360Drive, car train
- Drive from Ankara to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to La Rochellecar
33h 53m€594–846
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to La Rochelle is to bus via Belgrade which costs €190 - €250 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 11h 38m and costs €200 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at La Rochelle via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Munich Fröttmaning and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Ankara and La Rochelle is 3086 km. The road distance is 3356.8 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 46h 32m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Ankara to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Ankara to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to La Rochelle train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 25h 43m and costs €160 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €310 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and La Rochelle, France?
AJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to La Rochelle via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Munich Fröttmaning, and Nantes in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Vienna, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Gebze to Istanbul Alibeyköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–10
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €12–16
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Montenegro Hotel to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Strasbourg
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich Fröttmaning to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Ankara to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 1:10 AM in Ankara and 12:10 AM in La Rochelle.
Ankara to La Rochelle train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Halkali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to La Rochelle is 3357 km. It takes approximately 33h 1m to drive from Ankara to La Rochelle.
There are 1984+ hotels available in La Rochelle.






































































