There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe by train (TGV), 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 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 Ice
6h 55m€172–312Bus via Paris
cheapest- 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 Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 5m€87–143Drive 940.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Karlsruhecar 940.5 km
9h 41m€178–257Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane LRH - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 4m€144–410Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
8h 34m€200–319Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Nantes to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 1923
17h 40m€101–158Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 44m€92–349Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NTE - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 41m€141–365Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 19m€121–386Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane NTE - FKB
10h 33m€105–345
La Rochelle to Karlsruhe by train, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe is to bus via Paris which costs €85 - €150 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe is to train via Paris which takes 6h 55m and costs €170 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Odéon and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 55m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Karlsruhe is 984 km. The road distance is 940.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 55m and costs €170 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Karlsruhe train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe is to train via Paris which takes 6h 55m and costs €170 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 15h 5m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Karlsruhe Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Gare Montparnasse, Saint-Germain - Odéon, Odéon, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 6h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 15h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Karlsruhe train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Karlsruhe is 940 km. It takes approximately 9h 41m to drive from La Rochelle to Karlsruhe.
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