There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Erlangen by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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 Paris
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 61
11h 22m€152–532Bus
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 Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1309 / ...
18h€62–177Drive 1,176.3 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Erlangencar 1,176.3 km
11h 57m€180–260Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane NTE - NUE
8h 45m€99–252Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Erlangentrain 61
12h 15m€220–407Bus, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Angersbus
- Take the bus from Angers Bus Station to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SABbus
- Take the train from Waiblingen to Nuernberg Hbftrain Re
27h 5m€103–161Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane BOD - NUE
10h 1m€131–280Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane LRH - NUE
9h 28m€111–410Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane CDG - NUE
8h 3m€160–390Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
9h 7m€148–376Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
10h 13m€150–364
La Rochelle to Erlangen by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Erlangen is to bus which costs €60 - €180 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Erlangen is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €160 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Erlangen station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Erlangen train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Erlangen via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Erlangen is 1287 km. The road distance is 1176.3 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Erlangen without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 22m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from La Rochelle to Erlangen, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Erlangen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Erlangen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Erlangen is to train via Paris which takes 11h 22m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €180 and takes 18h, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €410 and takes 9h 28m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Erlangen, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Erlangen via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 11h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Erlangen train station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Nuremberg central bus station in around 18h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Bristol, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- 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 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- 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 Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Waiblingen to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €27–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–50
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- 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 Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Angers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Angers Bus Station to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Erlangen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Erlangen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Erlangen is 1176 km. It takes approximately 11h 57m to drive from La Rochelle to Erlangen.
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