There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
8h 7m€191–389Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Tours to Darmstadt central train stationbus FlixBus N1151
19h 1m€91–158Drive 960.1 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Bensheimcar 960.1 km
9h 39m€154–222Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain
7h 8m€143–374Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 82
8h 37m€176–359Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane LRH - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
17h 36m€152–528Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain
10h 12m€156–449Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
9h 21m€112–406Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
8h 13m€119–401Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain
6h 42m€152–542
La Rochelle to Bensheim by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim is to fly and train which takes 6h 42m and costs €150 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Bensheim station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Darmstadt central train station via Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Bensheim. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Bensheim, Bahnhof via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bensheim is 1082 km. The road distance is 960.1 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 7m and costs €190 - €390.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bensheim bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Bensheim train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim is to train via Paris which takes 8h 7m and costs €190 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 19h 1m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bensheim, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Bensheim, Bahnhof via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bensheim, Bahnhof via Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station, Tours, Darmstadt central train station, and Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof in around 19h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–460
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–460
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- 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 Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- 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 Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 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 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 Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris l'Est to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tours to Darmstadt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Bensheim bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Bensheim train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Bensheim is 960 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from La Rochelle to Bensheim.
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