There are 8 ways to get from Catania to La Rochelle by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or night train
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Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane CTA - LRH
7h 45m€120–280Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane CTA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
6h 10m€101–231Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- 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
24h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Port of Palermocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to La Rochellecar
34h 52m€282–436Bus
- Take the bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus 701
35h 20m€202–348Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CTA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 31m€109–434Bus, train
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
40h 43m€188–369Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
34h 11m€306–575
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €100 - €240 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 6h 10m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at La Rochelle via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and St Pierre Des Corps. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 11m.
The distance between Catania and La Rochelle is 1658 km.
The best way to get from Catania to La Rochelle without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Catania to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Catania to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
Catania to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Catania Centrale station.
The best way to get from Catania to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs €120 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €350 and takes 35h 20m.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania to La Rochelle via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux in around 35h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–390
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- 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
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Catania to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Catania to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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