There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Hirtshals by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car 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 to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Aalborg Airport, train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane NTE - AAL
- Take the train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.train
12h 11mkr 1,114–3,914Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane NTE - GOT
- Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
16h 4mkr 1,036–3,926Train, bus via Cologne
- 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 Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
23h 10mkr 2,629–4,974Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus stationbus N74
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
28h 46mkr 1,571–2,501Drive 1,856.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Hirtshalscar 1,856.5 km
16h 53mkr 2,575–3,720Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Aalborg Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane BOD - AAL
- Take the train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.train
12h 15mkr 1,742–3,748Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane NTE - KRS
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry
15h 26mkr 1,539–4,418Train, bus #2
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Koldingtrain 304
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
27h 55mkr 2,209–3,644Bus, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
31h 25mkr 1,094–1,746Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus 353
- Take the bus from Aalborg St. to Hjørring St.bus
43h 29mkr 1,673–2,669Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Hirtshalscar
20h 30mkr 2,643–3,774
La Rochelle to Hirtshals by train, foot, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Hirtshals is to bus and train which costs 1000 kr - 1800 kr and takes 31h 25m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Hirtshals is to train and fly which takes 12h 11m and costs 1100 kr - 4000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Hirtshals. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Hirtshals St. via Rennes, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Aalborg St. and Hjørring St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 29m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Hirtshals is 1607 km. The road distance is 1856.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Hirtshals without a car is to train and bus via Cologne which takes 23h 10m and costs 2600 kr - 5000 kr.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from La Rochelle to Hirtshals, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Hirtshals bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Hirtshals bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Rennes - Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Hirtshals is 1856 km. It takes approximately 16h 53m to drive from La Rochelle to Hirtshals.
There are 1212+ hotels available in Hirtshals.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Hirtshals, Denmark?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Hirtshals St. via Rennes - Bus Station, Rennes, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Aalborg St., and Hjørring St. in around 43h 29m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,900
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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–390
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 240–430
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–390
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–390
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–90
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Lindholm St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–90
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- 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
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- kr 1,400–2,400
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 410–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–250
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 82
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Kolding
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–410
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–850
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 380–600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aarhus C FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–430
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- kr 250–430
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–800
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- info@NTmail.dk
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Bus from Aalborg St. to Hjørring St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 70–95
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 264–742
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 742
- No Car
- kr 264
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 120–900
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- kr 120–160
- Small Car
- kr 500–900
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