There are 11 ways to get from Grindelwald to La Rochelle by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to La Rochelletrain
12h 16m€207–517Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburg Poyatrain S1
- Take the bus from Fribourg to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Rochefortbus
20h 3m€100–172Drive 840.5 km
- Drive from Grindelwald to La Rochellecar 840.5 km
10h 32m€149–215Train to Basel, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
11h 6m€114–436Train
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelletrain
12h 51m€203–674Train, bus via Annecy
- Take the train from Spiez to Berntrain Re1 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 13m€112–261Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ZRH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
11h 19m€187–500Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
11h 52m€164–492Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 4m€184–517Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane GVA - LRH
8h 53m€182–555Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MXP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
12h 13m€111–275
Grindelwald to La Rochelle by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grindelwald to La Rochelle is to train and bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Grindelwald to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €180 - €600.
No, there is no direct train from Grindelwald to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Grindelwald and arriving at La Rochelle via Interlaken Ost, Basel Sbb, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 16m.
The distance between Grindelwald and La Rochelle is 1169 km. The road distance is 840.5 km.
The best way to get from Grindelwald to La Rochelle without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 16m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Grindelwald to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Grindelwald to La Rochelle train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Interlaken Ost station.
Grindelwald to La Rochelle train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grindelwald to La Rochelle is 840 km. It takes approximately 10h 32m to drive from Grindelwald to La Rochelle.
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What companies run services between Grindelwald, Switzerland and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Grindelwald to La Rochelle via Interlaken Ost, Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 in around 12h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken Ost to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken Ost to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken Ost to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken Ost to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken Ost to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Spiez to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- 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 Hall 1 - 2 to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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 30m
- 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
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- 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 30m
- 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
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburg Poya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Spiez to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Fribourg to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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