There are 11 ways to get from Hamburg to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, car train, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 5m€312–647Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Rochellebus 723 / ...
21h€91–165Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 29m€96–187Drive 1,348.4 km
- Drive from Hamburg to La Rochellecar 1,348.4 km
12h 30m€207–299Fly Hamburg Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane HAM - LRH
15h 57m€93–373Train via Duisburg
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 59m€324–659Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain 1393
- Drive from Göttingen to La Rochellecar
13h 26m€274–379Fly Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HAM - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 19m€105–295Fly Hamburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HAM - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 27m€109–300Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 25m€109–417Fly Hamburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HAM - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 38m€173–363
Hamburg to La Rochelle by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to La Rochelle is to bus via Paris which costs €90 - €170 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 8h 38m and costs €170 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Hamburg - Bus Station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Köln Hbf, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between Hamburg and La Rochelle is 1435 km. The road distance is 1348.4 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 5m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 13h 5m to get from Hamburg to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Hamburg to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Hamburg - Bus Station.
Hamburg to La Rochelle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to La Rochelle is to train which takes 13h 5m and costs €310 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €190 and takes 20h 29m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €380 and takes 15h 57m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to La Rochelle Ville via Köln Hbf, Paris Gare Du Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 20h 29m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Bremen Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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
- €100–170
- 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
- €65–180
- 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
- €26–70
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hamburg to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Hamburg to La Rochelle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to La Rochelle is 1348 km. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Hamburg to La Rochelle.
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