There are 8 ways to get from Cork to La Rochelle by car ferry, car, bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to La Rochellecar
21h 38m€138–274Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane KIR - LRH
18h 20m€67–243Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain Ter
26h 5m€199–437Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Morlaix to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to La Rochellebus
28h 7m€108–238Train to Dublin Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane DUB - LRH
7h 42m€74–523Fly Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 36m€102–278Fly Cork Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ORK - LRH
4h 29m€104–656Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 14m€102–305
Kerry Airport (KIR) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to La Rochelle is to car ferry and bus which costs €100 - €240 and takes 28h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 4h 29m and costs €100 - €700.
The distance between Cork and La Rochelle is 917 km.
The best way to get from Cork to La Rochelle without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 26h 5m and costs €190 - €440.
It takes approximately 21h 38m to get from Cork to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 10:20 AM in Cork and 11:20 AM in La Rochelle.
There are 2629+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Kerry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Kerry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Luton, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–470
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Cork Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
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 Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- 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 Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Morlaix to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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