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)plane ORD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
16h€409–1,021Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ORD - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
17h 17m€322–726Fly 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)plane ORD - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
15h 23m€342–824Fly 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)plane ORD - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
18h 20m€382–1,428Fly 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)plane ORD - LRH
16h 14m€422–1,904Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MDW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
18h 59m€339–1,271
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 €320 - €750 and takes 17h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 15h 23m and costs €340 - €850.
The distance between Chicago and La Rochelle is 6719 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Chicago to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:07 AM in Chicago and 9:07 AM in La Rochelle.
There are 2619+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and La Rochelle, France?
American Airlines, Aer Lingus, and three 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 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
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
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
- 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
- €210–850
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
- €200–800
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
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
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
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
- 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
- €210–850
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
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
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
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–450
- 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
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- 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
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
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
- €340–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
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
- €340–410
- 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
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–450
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,900
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
- €25–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- 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
- €21–55
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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