There are 9 ways to get from Chania to La Rochelle by plane, busferry, bus, train, shuttle, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)CHQ - LRH
13h 16m€140–460Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kakavia
- Take the bus from Kakavijë to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Bordeaux St Jean
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
2d 4hPrivate transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)HER - LRH
13h 56m€258–690Fly Chania International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)CHQ - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
15h 21m€152–291Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)HER - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
10h 58m€219–527Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of PiraeusAsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
2d 8h€227–408Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
2d 8hCar ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
2d 20h€171–352Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patra
- Take the bus from Patras to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lyon to La Rochelle
2d 21h
Chania to La Rochelle by ferry, foot, subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €150 - €300 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to La Rochelle is to Private transfer and fly and train which takes 10h 58m and costs €210 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at La Rochelle via Patras, Kulla E Sahatit, Tiranë, Tirana and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Chania and La Rochelle is 2440 km.
The best way to get from Chania to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 16m to get from Chania to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Chania to La Rochelle bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to La Rochelle bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Patra station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 6:33 AM in Chania and 5:33 AM in La Rochelle.
There are 2375+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–320
- 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 21m
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Kakavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kakavijë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.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
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €52–53
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €35–55
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €95–130
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