There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Genoa by train (TGV, Trenitalia), 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 Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principetrain
12h 43m€130–332Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Genoabus N718 / ...
17h 15m€66–142Drive 1,011.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Genoacar 1,011.5 km
11h 44m€155–223Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane BOD - GOA
10h 31m€98–267Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignoletrain
16h 43m€152–579Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 45m€68–195Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane NTE - GOA
9h 35m€98–358Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane NTE - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
10h 6m€82–279Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BOD - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
10h 47m€77–198Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BOD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
10h 10m€66–246
La Rochelle to Genoa by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Genoa is to bus which costs €65 - €150 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Genoa is to train and fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €95 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Genoa. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Genoa via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Genoa. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Genova P.Za Principe via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Genoa is 1342 km. The road distance is 1011.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Genoa without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 43m and costs €130 - €340.
It takes approximately 12h 43m to get from La Rochelle to Genoa, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Genoa train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Genoa is to train via Paris which takes 12h 43m and costs €130 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €150 and takes 17h 15m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Genoa, Italy?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Genova P.Za Principe via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Nuova in around 12h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Genoa via Bordeaux in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- 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
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- 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
- €85–100
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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
- €15–75
- 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 Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–360
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €160–240
- Rail 1st Class
- €250–360
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle to Genoa train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Genoa is 1012 km. It takes approximately 11h 44m to drive from La Rochelle to Genoa.
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