There are 9 ways to get from Chaves to La Rochelle by towncar, plane, bus, train, or car
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Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Take a town car from Vidago to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane OPO - LRH
6h 37m€251–412Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves to Bordeauxbus Arcos de Valdevez
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 46m€72–133Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chaves to Leónbus
- Take the train from Leon to Burgos Rosa De Limatrain Alv
- Take the train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Pasajestrain
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain Ter
18h 27m€141–271Drive 999.7 km
- Drive from Chaves to La Rochellecar 999.7 km
10h 10m€159–229Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take a town car from Vidago to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane OPO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 13m€242–424Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take a town car from Vidago to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane OPO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 7m€238–409Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Tours Val De Loire Airport, train
- Take a town car from Vidago to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF)plane OPO - TUF
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 23m€321–712Bus, bus to Vigo, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chaves to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Bragabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáizbus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane VGO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
14h 48m€145–338Bus
- Take the bus from Chaves to Poitiersbus FlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Poitiers to La Rochellebus 723
19h 5m€93–153
Chaves to La Rochelle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chaves to La Rochelle is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €70 - €140 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chaves to La Rochelle is to towncar and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €250 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Chaves to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 46m.
The distance between Chaves and La Rochelle is 968 km. The road distance is 999.7 km.
The best way to get from Chaves to La Rochelle without a car is to bus via Bordeaux which takes 15h 46m and costs €70 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Chaves to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Chaves to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Anpian, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves station.
Chaves to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Anpian, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Chaves. It is currently 7:38 AM in Chaves and 8:38 AM in La Rochelle.
Yes, the driving distance between Chaves to La Rochelle is 1000 km. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Chaves to La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 15h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Tours Val De Loire Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Leon to Burgos Rosa De Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Pasajes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- €30–65
- 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
- €29–60
- 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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chaves to León
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chaves to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chaves to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Poitiers to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Vidago to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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