There are 3 ways to get from La Rochelle to Loire by train, plane, unknown, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly, travel
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to St-Nazaire (SNR)plane NTE - SNR
- Walk from St-Nazaire (SNR) to Loireunknown
3h 59mTrain, travel
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Vannestrain Ter
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
7hBus, travel
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus 701
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Vannesbus
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
7h 7m
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to St-Nazaire (SNR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between La Rochelle and Loire is 240 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Loire without a car is to train and travel which takes 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from La Rochelle to Loire, including transfers.
There are 2410+ hotels available in Loire.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Loire, Pays de la Loire, France?
There is no direct connection from La Rochelle to Loire. However, you can take the train to Nantes, walk to Gare Sud, take the bus to Aéroport, walk to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) airport, fly to St-Nazaire (SNR), then travel to Loire. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Rochelle to Loire via Nantes, Vannes, Gare SNCF Sud, and Bellevue in around 7h.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to St-Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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 Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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