There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Italy by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, or car
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane NTE - FCO
7h 20m€76–274Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BOD - FCO
8h 1m€55–183Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
14h 19m€156–373Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus 701
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus 510 / ...
24h 18m€78–164Drive 1,509.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Romecar 1,509.8 km
16h 26m€231–333Train 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 Cadornatrain
7h 50m€56–201Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
8h€90–252Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BOD - FLR
7h 24m€69–237Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NTE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
10h 35m€118–333Train via Lyon
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Terminitrain Fr
17h 19m€152–445Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus Itabus
27h 28m€64–217
La Rochelle to Italy by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Italy is to train and fly which costs €55 - €190 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Italy is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Italy. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Termini via Bordeaux, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Italy. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Roma Termini via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 19m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Italy is 1469 km. The road distance is 1509.8 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Italy without a car is to train which takes 14h 19m and costs €150 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from La Rochelle to Italy, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Italy bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Italy train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Italy is to train which takes 14h 19m and costs €150 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €170 and takes 24h 18m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Italy?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Roma Termini via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Termini via Bordeaux, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 24h 18m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
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
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- 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 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 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.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 Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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La Rochelle to Italy bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle to Italy train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Italy is 1510 km. It takes approximately 16h 26m to drive from La Rochelle to Italy.
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