There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Athens by plane, train, bus, car, busferry, 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 from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LRH - ATH
9h 5m€196–387Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BOD - ATH
9h 2m€135–341Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
39h 11m€333–814Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
45h 39m€388–604Drive 3,037.7 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Athenscar 3,037.7 km
31h 24m€552–797Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NTE - ATH
8h 21m€147–316Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORY - ATH
8h 55m€230–422Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
43h 55mTrain, Bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
2d 5h€446–704Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athensbus
2d 13hDrive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
36h 45m€565–816
La Rochelle to Athens by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Athens is to train and fly which costs €130 - €350 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €140 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Athens. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Athens via Gare de Bercy, Paris Gare de Lyon and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 55m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Athens is 2289 km. The road distance is 3037.7 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 11m and costs €330 - €850.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from La Rochelle to Athens, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Athens bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs €190 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 43h 55m.
La Rochelle to Athens bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Athens is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 7:52 PM in La Rochelle and 8:52 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Athens, Greece?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Transavia France fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Athens via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Gare de Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 43h 55m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- 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 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Stuttgart to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
- info@bashkimtours.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- http://www.bashkimtours.com/en/index.php
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Stuttgart to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Mannheim to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
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