There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Groningen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
9h 50m€267–479Bus via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 723
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brussels-North train stationbus 801 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Groningen central stationbus
20h 40m€94–165Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Groningenbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 40m€106–191Drive 1,118.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Groningencar 1,118.4 km
11h 10m€200–289Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LRH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
9h 20m€125–306Train via Rotterdam
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Groningentrain
10h 7m€254–473Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
8h 52m€147–371Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BOD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
9h 57m€160–366Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bremen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane LRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningenbus
10h 37mTrain, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RNS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
10h 39m€224–533
La Rochelle to Groningen by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Groningen is to bus via Brussels which costs €90 - €170 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Groningen is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Groningen. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Groningen via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Groningen. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Groningen via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and Schiphol Airport Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 50m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Groningen is 1181 km. The road distance is 1118.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Groningen without a car is to train which takes 9h 50m and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from La Rochelle to Groningen, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Groningen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Groningen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Groningen is to train which takes 9h 50m and costs €260 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 17h 40m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Groningen, Netherlands?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Groningen via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and Schiphol Airport Train Station in around 9h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Groningen via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 17h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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 Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Groningen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Groningen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Groningen is 1118 km. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from La Rochelle to Groningen.
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