There are 9 ways to get from Crete to La Rochelle by plane, car ferry, bus, train, busferry, night train, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane HER - LRH
9h 31m€161–291Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HER - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 5m€108–278Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
46h 11mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HER - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 19m€126–453Fly Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane CHQ - LRH
9h 24m€143–499Bus and ferry, bus, night train, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 6h€429–720Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 7hFerry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuelebusferry
- Take the bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 801 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 12h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €100 - €280 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 9h 19m and costs €120 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Tirana, Brussels-North train station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Crete and La Rochelle is 2517 km.
The best way to get from Crete to La Rochelle without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 46h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Crete to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Crete to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 5:04 PM in Crete and 4:04 PM in La Rochelle.
There are 3133+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and La Rochelle, France?
easyJet, Sky Express, and Ryanair fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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 2 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
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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