There are 6 ways to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town by train or plane
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Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
best- 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
24h 42mR 9,772–21,473Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NTE - CPT
20h 45mR 7,703–16,371Fly 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
24h 28mR 10,421–26,733Train 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 54mR 8,250–20,447Train, 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
22h 31mR 13,224–45,492Train, 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 33mR 9,695–20,396
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) 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 7 500 - R 17 000 and takes 20h 45m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 17h 54m and costs R 8 000 - R 21 000.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cape Town is 9203 km.
It takes approximately 24h 42m to get from La Rochelle to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 3336+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
easyJet, Norse Atlantic UK Limited, and four 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
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- 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
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–45,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lyon, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–45,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–35,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–37,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
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 12,000–43,000
- 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 8,000–26,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,800–30,000
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 7,500–31,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–45,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Marseille, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–45,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lyon, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
- 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 7,000–12,000
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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,400
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 480–1,100
- 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 Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,800
- 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 2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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