There are 8 ways to get from Crete to La Rochelle by plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or busferry
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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
12h 17m€141–551Fly 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 6m€109–278Car 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
45h 51mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to La Rochellecar
39h 12m€590–890Fly 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
13h 25m€153–559Fly 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 20m€128–393Bus and ferry, bus via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 4hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 18h€192–290
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 6m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs €120 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
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 45h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 17m to get from Crete to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Crete to La Rochelle bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to La Rochelle bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 11:24 AM in Crete and 10:24 AM in La Rochelle.
There are 2619+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and La Rochelle, France?
easyJet, Volotea, and Transavia France fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- 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
- €120–240
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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 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
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- 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
- +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
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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