There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Aachen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
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
6h 57m€243–408Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels South to Aachen station westbus N79 / ...
13h 54m€64–110Drive 881.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Aachencar 881.8 km
8h 33m€141–204Fly 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 36m€114–494Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Poitiersbus 723
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Aachen station westbus FlixBus N1153
17h 20m€77–128Fly 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
7h 45m€154–408Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville 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 41mTrain to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
8h 30m€172–404Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NTE - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 24m€220–594Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
9h 45m€210–554Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BOD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
10h 48m€229–549
La Rochelle to Aachen by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Aachen is to bus via Paris which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Aachen is to train which takes 6h 57m and costs €240 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Aachen station west via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Brussels South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 54m.
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 6h 57m.
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 6h 57m and costs €240 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from La Rochelle to Aachen, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Aachen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus 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 6h 57m and costs €240 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 54m.
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 6h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Aachen station west via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Brussels South in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Marseille, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
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
- €95–340
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- 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 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels South to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels South to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Poitiers to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Aachen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus 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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