There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Dresden by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
13h 32m€292–578Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus N1306 / ...
22h 5m€120–196Drive 1,444.7 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Dresdencar 1,444.7 km
13h 48m€232–335Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane NTE - DRS
8h 52m€234–525Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Frankfurttrain 82
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
13h 37m€282–548Train #2
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
17h 47m€332–548Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BOD - DRS
10h 51m€167–380Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NTE - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 17m€142–379Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
11h 19m€168–420Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane NTE - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
10h 45m€123–353Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BOD - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
11h 49m€121–338
La Rochelle to Dresden by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Dresden is to bus which costs €120 - €200 and takes 22h 5m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €230 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Dresden central station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Dresden. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 32m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Dresden is 1612 km. The road distance is 1444.7 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 13h 32m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from La Rochelle to Dresden, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Dresden bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 13h 32m and costs €290 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 22h 5m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 13h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Dresden central station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- 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
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris l'Est to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Dresden bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Dresden is 1445 km. It takes approximately 13h 48m to drive from La Rochelle to Dresden.
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