There are 8 ways to get from Crete to La Rochelle by plane, busferry, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)CHQ - LRH
13h 16m€163–549Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)HER - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
9h 20m€92–288Bus and ferry, bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Bordeaux St Jean
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
2d 3hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to La Rochelle
39h 26m€590–890Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)HER - LRH
12h 18m€131–451Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)HER - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
10h 8m€104–258Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
2d 4hBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
2d 17h€185–281
Chania International Airport (CHQ) 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 - €260 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs €90 - €290.
The distance between Crete and La Rochelle is 2451 km.
The best way to get from Crete to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Montpellier which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 16m to get from Crete to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 12:06 AM in Crete and 11:06 PM in La Rochelle.
There are 2383+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Chania International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–320
- 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 21m
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €30–100
- 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
- €60–85
- 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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