There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bari by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, or car
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 to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane NTE - BRI
7h 17m€120–358Bus via Naples
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzibus
34h 40m€76–277Train via Reggio Emilia
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Versailles Chantiers to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centraletrain Fr
20h 29m€194–551Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus 766 / ...
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Baribus
29h 6m€105–163Drive 1,839.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Baricar 1,839.4 km
18h 52m€281–406Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BOD - BRI
7h 58m€94–247Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LRH - BRI
8h 30m€108–335Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BOD - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
12h 53m€108–317Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane NTE - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
10h 7m€128–348Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BOD - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bari Centraletrain
13h 21m€84–258Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain Fr
21h 43m€186–485
La Rochelle to Bari by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bari is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 29h 6m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bari is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Bari. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Bari via Lyon and Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Bari. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Bari Centrale via Paris Gare Montparnasse, Versailles Chantiers, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bari is 1806 km. The road distance is 1839.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bari without a car is to train via Reggio Emilia which takes 20h 29m and costs €190 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from La Rochelle to Bari, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bari bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Bari train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bari is to train via Reggio Emilia which takes 20h 29m and costs €190 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 29h 6m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €340 and takes 8h 30m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bari, Italy?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Bari Centrale via Paris Gare Montparnasse, Versailles Chantiers, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 20h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Bari via Lyon and Grenoble in around 29h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brindisi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brindisi Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
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 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–75
- 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 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Versailles Chantiers to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Versailles Chantiers to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €14–20
- Base Standard
- €30–45
- Base Premium
- €35–55
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €45–60
- Base Standard
- €65–95
- Base Premium
- €80–120
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Bari bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
La Rochelle to Bari train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Bari is 1839 km. It takes approximately 18h 52m to drive from La Rochelle to Bari.
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