There are 7 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 to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NTE - CPT
19h 9mR 7,650–15,433Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BOD - CPT
22h 26mR 6,694–13,543Train 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 44mR 8,585–17,275Train, 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 Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RNS - CPT
21h 44mR 13,092–33,555Fly 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
22h 38mR 9,257–34,788Train, train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritztrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIQ - CPT
23hR 11,236–42,035Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-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 4mR 9,517–20,566
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 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 22h 26m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 17h 44m and costs R 8 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cape Town is 9453 km.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 3:05 PM in La Rochelle and 4:05 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7347+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
easyJet, Air France, and three other airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–27,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–40,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lyon, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–35,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–42,000
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–40,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lyon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–42,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lyon, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–42,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–47,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–31,000
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 7,500–32,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–44,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Marseille, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–43,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- 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 7,500–12,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–31,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,300
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,400
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 420–1,100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,900
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,900–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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