There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Kiel by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
15h 52m€301–604Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kiel central bus stationbus N74
22h 55m€106–195Train, 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 Kiel central bus stationbus N74
19h 59m€143–304Drive 1,438.3 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Kielcar 1,438.3 km
13h 8m€221–319Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane NTE - HAM
- Take the bus from Hamburg Airport to Kiel central bus stationbus
10h 7m€110–299Bus via Niort
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Pôle Atlantiquebus
- Take the bus from Niort to Orly 4bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kiel central bus stationbus N74
25h 32m€110–210Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
14h 52m€277–384Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BOD - HAM
- Take the bus from Hamburg Airport to Kiel central bus stationbus
11h 18m€112–305Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Lübeck Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Lübeck Airport (LBC)plane LRH - LBC
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 21m€142–380Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CDG - HAM
- Take the bus from Hamburg Airport to Kiel central bus stationbus
9h 22m€181–378Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane NTE - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
11h 58m€161–469
La Rochelle to Kiel by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Kiel is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 8h 21m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Kiel. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 52m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Kiel is 1554 km. The road distance is 1438.3 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 15h 52m and costs €300 - €650.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from La Rochelle to Kiel, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Kiel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Kiel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Kiel is to train which takes 15h 52m and costs €300 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 22h 55m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Kiel Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg, and Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Kiel central bus station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 22h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–750
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Lübeck Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–30
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg Airport to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 0970 870 870
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Pôle Atlantique
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Niort to Orly 4
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Kiel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Kiel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Kiel is 1438 km. It takes approximately 13h 8m to drive from La Rochelle to Kiel.
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