There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, 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.
Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NTE - ATH
8h 37m€117–295Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BOD - ATH
9h 19m€109–291Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
37h 38m€403–791Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
41h 32mDrive 3,046.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Athenscar 3,046.4 km
31h 14m€558–805Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LRH - ATH
9h 57m€159–353Train 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
9h 9m€180–393Train, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy TGV to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
45h 7m€498–874Train, 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€415–663Bus via Lyon Airport (LYS)
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airportbus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
2d 7hDrive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
32h 23m€587–822
La Rochelle to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Athens is to train and fly which costs €110 - €300 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €110 - €300.
The distance between La Rochelle and Athens is 2539 km. The road distance is 3046.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Athens without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 37h 38m and costs €400 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from La Rochelle to Athens, including transfers.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Athens is to bus which takes 41h 32m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €360 and takes 9h 57m.
Athens is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 7:58 AM in La Rochelle and 8:58 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Athens is 3046 km. It takes approximately 31h 14m to drive from La Rochelle to Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Athens via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station, Sabines, Rondelet, Montpellier, Tirana, Mbikalimi Kamez, Doganes, and Tirana in around 41h 32m. Alternatively, easyJet, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a week.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Athens International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
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 La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- 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 to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy TGV to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–450
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- 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
- €40
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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