There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to La Rochelle by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane IST - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 59m€154–399Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SAW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 49m€124–379Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
34h 52m€337–733Drive 2,914.1 km
- Drive from Istanbul to La Rochellecar 2,914.1 km
28h 51m€450–650Fly Istanbul to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane IST - LRH
10h 47m€214–704Fly Istanbul to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane IST - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 24m€202–394Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane SAW - LRH
10h 32m€164–474Fly Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane IST - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 13m€212–532Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SAW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 4m€142–364Bus, train via Reims
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Champagne-Ardenne to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
37h 32m€270–653Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
42h 14m€182–333Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus 701 / ...
2d 17h€291–479Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to La Rochellecar
37h 32m€544–768
Istanbul to La Rochelle by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €140 - €370 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 10h 24m and costs €200 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Munich - Bus Station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 14m.
The distance between Istanbul and La Rochelle is 2662 km. The road distance is 2914.1 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 52m and costs €330 - €750.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Istanbul to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Istanbul to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 10h 47m and costs €210 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus via Munich, which costs €180 - €340 and takes 42h 14m.
Istanbul to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:47 AM in Istanbul and 8:47 AM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and La Rochelle, France?
Turkish Airlines, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Istanbul (IST) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Munich - Bus Station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 42h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Istanbul to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Istanbul to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Istanbul to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Champagne-Ardenne to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–380
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
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