There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca by train, bus, train (TGV), car, plane, or car train
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Train, bus via Ghent
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
22h 39m$245–485Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LRH - CLJ
15h 22m$85–360Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
29h 56m$404–847Drive 2,200 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napocacar 2,200 km
24h 34m$394–570Bus via Ghent
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ghent Dampoortbus 802 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
26h 17m$89–155Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Squarebus
31h 55m$313–484Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Orăștiebus
- Take the bus from Orăștie to Cluj-Napocabus Cj1
43h 20mDrive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Cluj-Napocacar
24h 22m$478–691Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BOD - CLJ
12h 25m$176–346Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane NTE - CLJ
10h 59m$142–339
La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to bus via Ghent which costs $85 - $160 and takes 26h 17m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 10h 59m and costs $140 - $340.
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 Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Ghent. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 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 Est, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 56m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cluj-Napoca is 2680 km. The road distance is 2200 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Ghent which takes 22h 39m and costs $240 - $490.
It takes approximately 22h 39m 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 29h 56m and costs $400 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $85 - $360 and takes 15h 22m, you could also bus via Ghent, which costs $85 - $160 and takes 26h 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, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 29h 56m. Alternatively, Ryanair and Ulendo Airlink fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- 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
- $30–85
- 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
- $30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040 263 215 521
- alexa.trans@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexatrans.ro
Bus from Strasbourg to Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- alexatrans.ro
- 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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More Questions & Answers
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 1:03 AM in La Rochelle and 2:03 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 2200 km. It takes approximately 24h 34m to drive from La Rochelle to Cluj-Napoca.
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