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 Rochelle Villetrain
16h 26m€263–961Fly 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
18h 5m€259–916Fly 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
17h 45m€274–1,106Fly 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 Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
16h 14m€340–1,169Fly 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 Rochelle Villetrain
22h 3m€426–1,443Fly 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 Rochelle Villetrain
18h 20m€403–1,461
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €250 - €950 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 16h 14m and costs €340 - €1200.
The distance between Chicago and La Rochelle is 6719 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Chicago to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:14 PM in Chicago and 11:14 PM in La Rochelle.
There are 2348+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and La Rochelle, France?
American Airlines, Ryanair, and four 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
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Indianapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
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 Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
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 Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- 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 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- 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 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,500
- 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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
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