There are 12 ways to get from Athens to La Rochelle by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, 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 La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ATH - LRH
6h 36m€194–400Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ATH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 47m€136–347Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
35h 42mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
39h 47m€422–868Drive 3,030.8 km
- Drive from Athens to La Rochellecar 3,030.8 km
31h 31m€551–795Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ATH - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 25m€151–322Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane ATH - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 6m€233–436Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ATH - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 38m€224–430Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
43h 4mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larissa to Stuttgart Airportbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart - Airport Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 5h€446–687Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Nordbus
- Take the bus from Paris to La Rochellebus
2d 6hDrive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to La Rochellecar
37h 4m€572–813
Athens to La Rochelle by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €130 - €350 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €190 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Tirana, Gare de Lyon - Diderot and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 4m.
The distance between Athens and La Rochelle is 2293 km. The road distance is 3030.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 35h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Athens to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Athens to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €190 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 43h 4m.
Athens to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 9:11 PM in Athens and 8:11 PM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Aegean Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Paris Gare de Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 43h 4m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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 Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Stuttgart - Airport Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Larissa to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart - Airport Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
Want to know more about travelling around France
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Getting around the Cyclades
Read the travel guide
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to La Rochelle is 3031 km. It takes approximately 31h 31m to drive from Athens to La Rochelle.
There are 3236+ hotels available in La Rochelle.

























































