There are 9 ways to get from Florence to La Rochelle by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, or car
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FLR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 39m€98–299Train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 43m€235–466Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus N718
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus FlixBus N711 / ...
20h 20m€131–193Drive 1,234.1 km
- Drive from Florence to La Rochellecar 1,234.1 km
14h 7m€234–337Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane FLR - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 13m€99–324Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BLQ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 16m€111–326Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane FLR - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 39m€153–373Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FLR - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 32m€195–427Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 56m€127–215
Florence to La Rochelle by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €130 - €200 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at La Rochelle via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Torino Porta Susa, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 43m.
The distance between Florence and La Rochelle is 1258 km. The road distance is 1234.1 km.
The best way to get from Florence to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 43m and costs €230 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Florence to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Florence to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to La Rochelle is to train which takes 13h 43m and costs €230 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €200 and takes 20h 20m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Rochelle Ville via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to La Rochelle via Bordeaux in around 20h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Florence to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Florence to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to La Rochelle is 1234 km. It takes approximately 14h 7m to drive from Florence to La Rochelle.
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