There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Aachen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbftrain Thalys
7h 3m€209–375Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Poitiersbus 723
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Aachen station westbus FlixBus N1153
17h 20m€71–117Bus, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Liègebus
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen Westtrain S43 / ...
15h 12m€92–171Drive 881.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Aachencar 881.8 km
8h 33m€136–197Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane LRH - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlentrain
13h 47m€210–308Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NTE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
9h 49mFly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LRH - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
8h 40m€134–358Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane LRH - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain
6h 15m€72–376Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
8h 23m€170–521Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlentrain
9h 59m€140–390
La Rochelle to Aachen by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Aachen is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Aachen is to fly and bus and train which takes 6h 15m and costs €70 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Aachen station west via Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Aachen. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Aachen Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Aachen is 926 km. The road distance is 881.8 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Aachen without a car is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €200 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from La Rochelle to Aachen, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Aachen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Aachen is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €200 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Aachen Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 7h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Aachen station west via Poitiers in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Cork, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €12–19
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €18–27
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Liège
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Poitiers to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Flibco
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Poitiers station.
La Rochelle to Aachen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Aachen is 882 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from La Rochelle to Aachen.
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