There are 11 ways to get from Europe to La Rochelle by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 7m€272–646Train, bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 54m€120–235Drive 1,159.3 km
- Drive from Europe to La Rochellecar 1,159.3 km
11h 22m€180–260Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 34m€174–413Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re5
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 36m€271–535Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re5
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Toursbus
- Take the bus from Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
23h 12m€120–205Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HAJ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 50mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane FRA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
14h 1m€164–418Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane CGN - LRH
15h 56m€170–533Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane FRA - LRH
11h 30m€172–441Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FRA - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 33m€207–491
Europe to La Rochelle by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to La Rochelle is to train and bus via Paris which costs €120 - €240 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to La Rochelle is to drive which takes 11h 22m and costs €180 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Bebra Bahnhof and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Fulda Bahnhof, Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
The distance between Europe and La Rochelle is 1355 km. The road distance is 1159.3 km.
The best way to get from Europe to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 7m and costs €270 - €650.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Europe to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Europe to La Rochelle train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Bebra Bahnhof station.
Europe to La Rochelle train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to La Rochelle is 1159 km. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Europe to La Rochelle.
There are 3236+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Europe and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to La Rochelle Ville via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Zurich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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