There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bielefeld by train (TGV, Eurostar), 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 Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain 19 / ...
10h 25m€119–436Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Poitiersbus 723
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus N71
18h 45m€75–123Drive 1,129 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Bielefeldcar 1,129 km
10h 36m€174–251Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane NTE - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain
9h 48m€146–391Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain Re
11h 54m€130–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Essen - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain 10 / ...
19h 59m€88–210Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NTE - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
9h 47m€138–444Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane NTE - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
10h 59m€142–455Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
9h 13m€184–486Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
11h 4m€152–458Train 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 Hagen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain
10h 31m€176–451
La Rochelle to Bielefeld by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bielefeld is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bielefeld is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs €180 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Bielefeld station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Bielefeld Brackwede train station via Poitiers and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Bielefeld. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Bielefeld Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bielefeld is 1182 km. The road distance is 1129 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bielefeld without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 25m and costs €110 - €440.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from La Rochelle to Bielefeld, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bielefeld bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Bielefeld train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bielefeld is to train via Paris which takes 10h 25m and costs €110 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 18h 45m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bielefeld, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Bielefeld Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and Köln Hbf in around 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Bielefeld Brackwede train station via Poitiers and Paris in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- 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
- €45–110
- 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 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- 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 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hagen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.nordwestbahn.de/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €45–85
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Poitiers to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Essen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Bielefeld bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Poitiers station.
La Rochelle to Bielefeld train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Bielefeld is 1129 km. It takes approximately 10h 36m to drive from La Rochelle to Bielefeld.
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