There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Cork by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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 to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NTE - ORK
9h 11m€102–272Drive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
19h 39m€139–291Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BOD - ORK
8h 4m€109–308Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LRH - ORK
4h 47m€106–653Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
9h 43m€106–305Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CDG - ORK
8h 23m€181–408Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NTE - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
16h 4m€106–404Train, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
23h 43m€193–446Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaixbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
25h 54m€108–258
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Cork is to bus and car ferry which costs €100 - €260 and takes 25h 54m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Cork is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €100 - €700.
The distance between La Rochelle and Cork is 918 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 23h 43m and costs €190 - €450.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from La Rochelle to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind La Rochelle. It is currently 8:07 AM in La Rochelle and 7:07 AM in Cork.
There are 290+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cork Airport (ORK) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
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
- €26–65
- 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
- €28–70
- 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
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- 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
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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