There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), 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 Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane NTE - CLJ
10h 16m$136–400Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LRH - CLJ
17h 40m$102–482Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
30h 23m$343–575Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
32h 20m$413–660Drive 2,190.7 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napocacar 2,190.7 km
24h 48m$393–567Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BOD - CLJ
11h 40m$120–435Train, 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 Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane TLS - CLJ
13h 35m$164–447Train, train to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Beauvaistrain
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BVA - CLJ
10h 56m$165–523Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Cluj-Napocabus
37h 17m$117–209Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
40h 24m$243–355Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus 701
- Take the bus from Nantes to Orăștiebus
- Take the bus from Orăștie to Cluj-Napocabus
43h 10m
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to bus via Paris which costs $110 - $210 and takes 37h 17m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 10h 16m and costs $130 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Arte Plastice via Paris and Electromontaj Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cluj-Napoca is 2108 km. The road distance is 2190.7 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 30h 23m and costs $340 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to train which takes 32h 20m and costs $410 - $700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $490 and takes 17h 40m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs $110 - $210 and takes 37h 17m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Cluj Napoca via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 32h 20m. Alternatively, easyJet, Lufthansa, and Air Dolomiti fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Lyon, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Geneva, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–380
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
- $35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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 Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Karlsruhe to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- partners@begoo.md
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from Paris to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $79–135
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
- Adults
- $135
- Student
- $135
- Retiree
- $135
- Children
- $79
- 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 Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Orăștie to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 7:14 AM in La Rochelle and 8:14 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is 2191 km. It takes approximately 24h 48m to drive from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca.
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