There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bologna by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train
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Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LRH - BLQ
6h 38m€100–260Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BOD - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
9h 7m€68–283Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
12h 37m€215–496Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bolognabus
20h 25m€114–223Drive 1,172.2 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Bolognacar 1,172.2 km
13h 6m€182–263Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane NTE - BLQ
8h 44m€96–241Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane NTE - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 19m€107–343Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NTE - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 15m€108–308Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CDG - BLQ
7h 29m€188–360Train via Lyon
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
15h 32m€207–453Bus via Clermont-Ferrand
- Take the bus from Rochefort to Clermont-Ferrandbus N746
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Bologna Centralebus N527
21h 29m€120–205
La Rochelle to Bologna by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bologna is to train and fly which costs €65 - €290 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bologna is to fly which takes 6h 38m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Bologna. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Bologna via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Bologna. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bologna is 1002 km. The road distance is 1172.2 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 12h 37m and costs €210 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from La Rochelle to Bologna, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bologna bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Bologna train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bologna is to fly which takes 6h 38m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €500 and takes 12h 37m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €230 and takes 20h 25m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bologna, Italy?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Twin Jet fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Bologna Centrale via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €12–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rochefort to Clermont-Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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La Rochelle to Bologna bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
La Rochelle to Bologna train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Bologna is 1172 km. It takes approximately 13h 6m to drive from La Rochelle to Bologna.
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