There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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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 22m€183–411Bus
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 3m€76–144Drive 960.3 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Bensheimcar 960.3 km
9h 40m€148–214Train 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 5m€152–386Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
9h 3m€201–348Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain
8h 18m€146–392Train 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 14m€124–410Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Hahn, bus, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Hahn (HHN)plane LRH - HHN
- Take the bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhoftrain
18h 3m€103–354Fly 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
9h 43m€197–388Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
9h 17m€133–366
La Rochelle to Bensheim by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €150 - €390.
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 22m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bensheim is 1013 km. The road distance is 960.3 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 22m and costs €180 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from La Rochelle to Bensheim, including transfers.
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 22m and costs €180 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 19h 3m.
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 40m to drive from La Rochelle to Bensheim.
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 22m. 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 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Hahn via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Hahn via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Hahn via Cork, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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 Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- 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 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bensheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tours to Darmstadt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- reisebuero@bohr.de
- Website
- bohr.de
Bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- bohr.de
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