There are 6 ways to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town by train or plane
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NTE - CPT
19h 30mR 7,812–26,414Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BOD - CPT
25h 8mR 7,374–24,506Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CDG - CPT
17h 39mR 8,731–20,401Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RNS - CPT
22h 7mR 13,297–42,331Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLS - CPT
25h 9mR 10,241–15,223Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LRH - CPT
25h 58mR 14,278–36,328
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 10 000 - R 16 000 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 17h 39m and costs R 8 500 - R 21 000.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cape Town is 9453 km.
It takes approximately 19h 30m to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7725+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
easyJet and Ethiopian Airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–40,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–27,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–28,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–27,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–28,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–36,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–16,000
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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 450–900
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,600
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,900–3,100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,600
- Website
- TGV inOui
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