There are 12 ways to get from Bicester to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car ferry, train, bus, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
8h 10m€297–479Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gloucester Green Bus Station to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 57m€76–138Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bicester to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to La Rochellecar
12h 22m€137–372Train, bus
- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Rochellebus 723
20h 54m€109–176Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bicester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochellecar
9h 58m€297–374Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 17m€122–264Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 28m€121–279Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 56m€112–340Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 28m€128–325Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Bicester North to Birmingham Moor Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane MAN - LRH
7h 56m€149–432Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Banbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BHX - LRH
5h 53m€130–379Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Bicester North to London Marylebonetrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LHR - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 5m€220–531
Bicester to La Rochelle by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bicester to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bicester to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Bicester to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Pioneer Square and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Gloucester Green Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Bicester to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Bicester North and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Baker Street station, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Bicester and La Rochelle is 1009 km.
The best way to get from Bicester to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs €290 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Bicester to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Bicester to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, depart from Gloucester Green Bus Station.
Bicester to La Rochelle train services, operated by Chiltern Railways, depart from Bicester North station.
The best way to get from Bicester to La Rochelle is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs €290 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 20h 57m.
What companies run services between Bicester, England and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Bicester North to La Rochelle Ville via London Marylebone, Baker Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pioneer Square to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Gloucester Green Bus Station, Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 20h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €28–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 5165
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to Birmingham Moor Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
Train from Bicester North to London Marylebone
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Chiltern Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Banbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gloucester Green Bus Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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Booking & Getting There
Bicester to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Bicester. It is currently 12:54 PM in Bicester and 1:54 PM in La Rochelle.
Bicester to La Rochelle train services, operated by Chiltern Railways, arrive at London Marylebone station.
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