There are 10 ways to get from Genoa to La Rochelle by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, 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 Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 12m€103–376Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Genoa to Bordeauxbus N718 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1721 / ...
17h 20m€64–164Drive 1,014.3 km
- Drive from Genoa to La Rochellecar 1,014.3 km
11h 48m€158–228Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NCE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 8m€88–270Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
16h 4m€121–487Bus via Saint-Étienne
- Take the bus from Genova Brignole to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIbus
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Saint Etienne Chateaucreux Espl. de Francebus
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 45m€75–108Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GOA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 29m€129–369Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane NCE - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 46m€79–210Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane GOA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
11h 17m€100–269Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane MXP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 35m€68–263
Genoa to La Rochelle by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle is to bus via Saint-Étienne which costs €75 - €110 and takes 20h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 10h 8m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at La Rochelle via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Torino Porta Nuova, Gare de Lyon, Bercy and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 12m.
The distance between Genoa and La Rochelle is 1343 km. The road distance is 1014.3 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 12m and costs €100 - €380.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Genoa to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Genoa to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle is to train which takes 13h 12m and costs €100 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to La Rochelle Ville via Torino Porta Nuova, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genoa to La Rochelle via Bordeaux in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- 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
- €15–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- 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 2 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 Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- 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
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Genova Brignole to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Saint Etienne Chateaucreux Espl. de France
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Genoa to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Genoa to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Torino Porta Nuova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to La Rochelle is 1014 km. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Genoa to La Rochelle.
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