There are 11 ways to get from Genoa to La Rochelle by car, plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV), or bus
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Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Drive from Genoa to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane PSA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
7h 4m€110–314Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Genoa to Bordeauxbus N718 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1721 / ...
17h 20m€85–146Train
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 8m€207–446Drive 1,015.3 km
- Drive from Genoa to La Rochellecar 1,015.3 km
11h 49m€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 4m€96–285Train, 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 42m€88–270Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MXP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 5m€100–290Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole 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
11h 53m€87–295Train, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane MRS - LRH
10h 32m€126–457Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Genova Brignole 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 22m€172–361Bus via Annecy
- Take the bus from Genova Brignole to Clusesbus
- Take the bus from Cluses to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 49m€97–173
Genoa to La Rochelle by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle is to drive and fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs €110 - €320.
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 Brignole and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Torino Lingotto, Torino Porta Susa and Marne La Vallee Chessy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 8m.
The distance between Genoa and La Rochelle is 1363 km. The road distance is 1015.3 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 8m and costs €200 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 4m 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, depart from Genova Brignole station.
The best way to get from Genoa to La Rochelle is to train which takes 13h 8m and costs €200 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Genova Brignole to La Rochelle Ville via Torino Lingotto, Torino Porta Susa, and Marne La Vallee Chessy in around 13h 8m. 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- 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
- €35–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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
- €28–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- 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
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Genova Brignole to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cluses to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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, arrive at Torino Lingotto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to La Rochelle is 1015 km. It takes approximately 11h 49m to drive from Genoa to La Rochelle.
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