There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (TGV, Eurostar), 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
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NTE - OTP
10h 31m$137–362Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BOD - OTP
11h 45m$106–327Train, bus via Cologne
- 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 bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
31h 50m$472–674Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
41h 25m$752–1,304Drive 2,562.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Bucharestcar 2,562.5 km
27h 45m$459–663Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LRH - OTP
11h$124–424Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CDG - OTP
9h 12m$197–479Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RNS - OTP
14h 13m$220–699Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bucureştibus
46h 38m$214–287Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Nantes to București, Autogara Militaribus 1923
47h 50m$281–430Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
2d 1h$327–503
La Rochelle to Bucharest by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $100 - $330 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $190 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Bucureşti via Montpellier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, Dortmund Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 25m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Bucharest is 2362 km. The road distance is 2562.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Cologne which takes 31h 50m and costs $470 - $700.
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from La Rochelle to Bucharest, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Bucharest is to train which takes 41h 25m and costs $750 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $430 and takes 11h, you could also bus via Montpellier, which costs $210 - $290 and takes 46h 38m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Bucuresti Nord via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, Dortmund Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 41h 25m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a week.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–320
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
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
- $30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
- $100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–440
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Montpellier to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $290–440
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 5:20 PM in La Rochelle and 6:20 PM in Bucharest.
La Rochelle to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Bucharest is 2563 km. It takes approximately 27h 45m to drive from La Rochelle to Bucharest.
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