There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to La Rochelle by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)ORD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
16h 1m€218–851Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ORD - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
17h 44m€460–691Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)ORD - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
15h 47m€352–829Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)ORD - LRH
13h 44m€402–1,704Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)ORD - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantes
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
18h 26m€380–1,433Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)MDW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
17h 50m€258–951
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €350 - €850 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 13h 44m and costs €400 - €1700.
The distance between Chicago and La Rochelle is 6719 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Chicago to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:21 AM in Chicago and 11:21 AM in La Rochelle.
There are 2375+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and La Rochelle, France?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Covington, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Covington, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Covington, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Toronto, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
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 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 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 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
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- 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
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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