There are 11 ways to get from Florence to La Rochelle by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)FLR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
7h 41m€84–284Bus via Marseille
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
21h 20m€77–225Train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De LyonFr
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
14h€140–490Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to BordeauxN718
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La RochelleFlixBus N1721 / ...
20h 20m€80–190Drive 1,239.2 km
- Drive from Florence to La Rochelle1,239.2 km
13h 53m€192–277Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)FLR - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
8h 29m€80–239Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)VCE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
10h 4m€90–281Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)FLR - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
9h 9m€137–407Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)FLR - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
8h 54m€108–378Fly Florence Peretola Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)FLR - LRH
19h 39m€102–452Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)VCE - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
10h 42m€78–256
Florence to La Rochelle by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €80 - €190 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 7h 41m and costs €80 - €290.
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 Florence Santa Maria Novella and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Milano Centrale, Gare de Lyon, Bercy and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
The distance between Florence and La Rochelle is 1258 km. The road distance is 1239.2 km.
The best way to get from Florence to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 14h and costs €140 - €490.
It takes approximately 7h 41m 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 ItaloTreno, depart from Florence Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to La Rochelle is to train which takes 14h and costs €140 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €190 and takes 20h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €460 and takes 19h 39m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to La Rochelle Ville via Milano Centrale, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 14h. 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 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Zurich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Rome, Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- 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
- €15–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Florence to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Florence to La Rochelle train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to La Rochelle is 1239 km. It takes approximately 13h 53m to drive from Florence to La Rochelle.
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