There are 8 ways to get from La Rochelle to Katoomba by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BOD - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
32h 32m$926–2,056Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NTE - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
2d 3h$623–3,947Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CDG - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
30h 20m$895–3,203Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane RNS - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
40h 31m$1,311–5,045Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sydney International Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LRH - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
2d 5h$812–4,355Train to Poitiers–Biard Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PIS - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
43h 55m$1,461–4,423Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Orange Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Orange Airport (OAG)plane CDG - OAG
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Katoombabus
34h 10m$1,346–4,676Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CDG - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Central Station to Katoomba Stationtrain
36h 19m$1,059–2,841
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Katoomba is to train and fly which costs $900 - $2,100 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Katoomba is to train and fly which takes 30h 20m and costs $850 - $3,200.
The distance between La Rochelle and Katoomba is 17655 km.
It takes approximately 32h 32m to get from La Rochelle to Katoomba, including transfers.
Katoomba is 9h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 2:38 AM in La Rochelle and 11:38 AM in Katoomba.
There are 578+ hotels available in Katoomba.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Katoomba, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from La Rochelle to Katoomba. However, you can take the train to Bordeaux Saint-Jean, walk to Gare Saint-Jean, take the vehicle to Aéroport, walk to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to International Airport Station, take the train to Central Station, then take the train to Katoomba Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to International Airport Station, take the train to Central Station, then take the train to Katoomba Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Orange Airport via Perth, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Orange Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Orange Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via London Stansted, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lyon, Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Sydney International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sydney International Airport via Prague, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sydney International Airport via Prague, Taiwan Taoyuan, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 1m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sydney International Airport via Marseille, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–12,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sydney International Airport via Marseille, Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–12,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sydney International Airport via Geneva, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sydney International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Sydney International Airport via Marseille, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sydney International Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- 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 Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Katoomba Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 02 9516 1300
- info@austwidecoaches.com.au
- Website
- austwidecoaches.com.au
Bus from Lucknow to Katoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- austwidecoaches.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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