There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Austria by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, or car
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane NTE - VIE
8h 52m€114–382Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
14h 56m€317–548Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Nantes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 1923
27h 44m€164–251Train, night train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
20h 53m€197–493Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane NTE - SZG
9h 6m€154–368Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LRH - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
9h 34m€242–448Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LRH - VIE
8h 31m€118–270Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
12h 3m€161–499Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane LRH - SZG
7h 50m€134–606Drive 1,546.7 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Viennacar 1,546.7 km
17h 10m€260–376
La Rochelle to Austria by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Austria is to fly which costs €110 - €270 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Austria is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €130 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Austria. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Austria. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Stephansplatz via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Austria is 1573 km. The road distance is 1546.7 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Austria without a car is to train which takes 14h 56m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from La Rochelle to Austria, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Austria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Austria train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Austria is to train which takes 14h 56m and costs €310 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €260 and takes 27h 44m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €270 and takes 8h 31m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Austria?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Stephansplatz via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, and Westbahnhof in around 14h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Stephansplatz via Nantes, Vienna, International Busterminal (Vib), and Erdberg in around 27h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Munich International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Munich International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Salzburg Airport via Lyon, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Salzburg Airport via Geneva, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vienna International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vienna International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Vienna International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Vienna International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Vienna International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vienna International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Munich International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Vienna International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Sunday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Munich International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Munich International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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 Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- *
- €45–70
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Austria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
La Rochelle to Austria train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Austria is 1547 km. It takes approximately 17h 10m to drive from La Rochelle to Austria.
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