There are 9 ways to get from Budapest to La Rochelle by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, night train, train, or car
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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BUD - LRH
8h 15m€91–242Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BUD - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 51m€88–249Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
25h 4m€433–804Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
27h 39m€182–322Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
22h 20m€260–496Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BUD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 15m€106–264Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BUD - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 21m€171–372Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 902 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
31h 37m€171–295Drive 1,784.1 km
- Drive from Budapest to La Rochellecar 1,784.1 km
19h 26m€274–396
Budapest to La Rochelle by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to La Rochelle is to fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Wien Hauptbahnhof, Aachen Hbf, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 4m.
The distance between Budapest and La Rochelle is 1579 km. The road distance is 1784.1 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 25h 4m and costs €430 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Budapest to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Budapest to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to La Rochelle train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €90 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €430 - €850 and takes 25h 4m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs €180 - €330 and takes 27h 39m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair flies from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to La Rochelle Ville via Wien Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Aachen Hbf, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 25h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- 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
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Budapest to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Budapest to La Rochelle train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to La Rochelle is 1784 km. It takes approximately 19h 26m to drive from Budapest to La Rochelle.
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