There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to La Rochelle by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Erfurt
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 49m€318–873Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 9m€136–230Drive 1,449.5 km
- Drive from Dresden to La Rochellecar 1,449.5 km
13h 42m€223–322Fly Dresden Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 30m€154–498Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Offenburgtrain Ec
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
16h 36m€346–654Train #2
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12N
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
16h 36m€321–931Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane PRG - LRH
9h 58mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BER - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 1m€140–430Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane PRG - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 36mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BER - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 42m€137–395Fly Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 56m€166–383
Dresden to La Rochelle by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €130 - €230 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 9h 1m and costs €140 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Erfurt Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 49m.
The distance between Dresden and La Rochelle is 1655 km. The road distance is 1449.5 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to La Rochelle without a car is to train via Erfurt which takes 13h 49m and costs €310 - €900.
It takes approximately 13h 49m to get from Dresden to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Dresden to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to La Rochelle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to La Rochelle is to train via Erfurt which takes 13h 49m and costs €310 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 21h 9m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to La Rochelle Ville via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 13h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 21h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Dresden to La Rochelle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to La Rochelle is 1449 km. It takes approximately 13h 42m to drive from Dresden to La Rochelle.
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