There are 10 ways to get from Groningen to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
10h 55m€262–506Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 39m€85–161Drive 1,116.8 km
- Drive from Groningen to La Rochellecar 1,116.8 km
11h 11m€197–285Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
8h 58m€139–370Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Utrecht Central Station to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to La Rochellebus
17h 56m€91–182Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AMS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 6m€146–395Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
12h 9m€144–460Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane AMS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 14m€231–547Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane AMS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 2m€254–533Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane AMS - LRH
8h 42m€109–473
Groningen to La Rochelle by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €85 - €170 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €100 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Schiphol Airport, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
The distance between Groningen and La Rochelle is 1185 km. The road distance is 1116.8 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Groningen to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Groningen to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Groningen station.
Groningen to La Rochelle train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to La Rochelle is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs €260 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 16h 39m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Groningen to La Rochelle Ville via Schiphol Airport, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 16h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- 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
- €29–65
- 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 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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Groningen to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Utrecht Central Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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More Questions & Answers
Groningen to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Groningen to La Rochelle train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Schiphol Airport Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to La Rochelle is 1117 km. It takes approximately 11h 11m to drive from Groningen to La Rochelle.
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