There are 12 ways to get from Athens to La Rochelle by plane, train, bus, busferry, 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 Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ATH - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 40m€101–261Fly 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 Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 21m€97–256Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
34h 25mBus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
39h 20mDrive 3,038.7 km
- Drive from Athens to La Rochellecar 3,038.7 km
31h 15m€541–781Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ATH - LRH
9h 2m€149–349Fly 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
10h 13m€158–405Fly 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
10h 57m€154–359Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
40h 56m€279–493Train, Bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larissa to Stuttgart Airportbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Strasbourgbus N91 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 6h€357–599Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Angers Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Angers to La Rochellebus
2d 10h€187–246Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to La Rochellecar
32h 7m€567–806
Athens to La Rochelle by train, bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €95 - €260 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs €140 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at La Rochelle via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Angers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Athens and La Rochelle is 2538 km. The road distance is 3038.7 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 34h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Athens to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Athens to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to La Rochelle is to bus via Montpellier which takes 39h 20m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €350 and takes 9h 2m.
Athens to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:09 PM in Athens and 11:09 AM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Athens to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Tirana, Doganes, Pallati I Verdhe, Tirana, Montpellier, Gare Saint-Roch, Sabines, and Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station in around 39h 20m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and easyJet fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice a week.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
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
- €15–40
- 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 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- 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
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- 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
- €55–110
- 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
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Angers to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Angers Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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