There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Chaves by bus, car, train, plane, or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chavesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 13m€75–167Drive 996.9 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Chavescar 996.9 km
10h 10m€155–223Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NTE - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidagotowncar
9h 19m€231–484Bus via International Interconnection Hub
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to International Interconnection Hubbus FlixBus N1158
- Take the bus from International Interconnection Hub to Chavesbus FlixBus N1153
17h 10m€83–135Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BOD - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidagotowncar
10h 11m€235–429Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LRH - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidagotowncar
7h 7m€248–434Train to Tours Val De Loire Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Fly from Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane TUF - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidagotowncar
9h 14m€304–728Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Vigo, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Vigo (VGO)plane NTE - VGO
- Take the bus from Vigo to Guimaraesbus
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
15h 3m€198–566Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Vigo, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Vigo (VGO)plane BOD - VGO
- Take the bus from Vigo to Guimaraesbus
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
14h 45m€162–411
La Rochelle to Chaves by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Chaves is to bus which costs €75 - €170 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Chaves is to fly and towncar which takes 7h 7m and costs €240 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Chaves. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Chaves via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 13m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Chaves is 1048 km. The road distance is 996.9 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Chaves without a car is to bus which takes 13h 13m and costs €75 - €170.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from La Rochelle to Chaves, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Chaves bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Chaves bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Chaves is 1h behind La Rochelle. It is currently 9:45 PM in La Rochelle and 8:45 PM in Chaves.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Chaves is 997 km. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from La Rochelle to Chaves.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Chaves via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop in around 13h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Tours Val De Loire Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
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 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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 Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to International Interconnection Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from International Interconnection Hub to Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vigo to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vigo to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160
- Website
- VM Transfers
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