There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bastia by train, plane, ferry, 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 Bastia - Poretta Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane NTE - BIA
6h 45m€107–412Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane NTE - AJA
- Take the train from Cavone to Cortitrain
- Take the train from Corti to Casamozzatrain
11h 37m€98–421Train, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastiaferry
20h 56m€269–460Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Bastiaferry
24h€107–180Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane BOD - BIA
7h 43m€111–387Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane ORY - BIA
7h 49m€217–526Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane LRH - BIA
6h 29m€106–500Drive, ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port of Setecar
- Take the ferry from Port of Sete to Ajaccioferry
- Drive from Ajaccio to Bastiacar
22h 44m€186–294Train, ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastiaferry
24h 3m€210–361
La Rochelle to Bastia by train, subway, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bastia is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €180 and takes 24h.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bastia is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €100 - €500.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bastia is 1224 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bastia without a car is to train and ferry via Paris which takes 20h 56m and costs €260 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from La Rochelle to Bastia, including transfers.
There are 1100+ hotels available in Bastia.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bastia, France?
Ryanair, Air Corsica, and easyJet fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–430
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- 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
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 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
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- 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 Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 95 32 80 57
- contact@cf-corse.com
- Website
- Chemins de Fer de la Corse
Train from Cavone to Corti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- Chemins de Fer de la Corse
Train from Corti to Casamozza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Chemins de Fer de la Corse
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Sete to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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