There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain-la-Neuvetrain S8 / ...
6h 40m€101–251Bus via AUDERGHEM Métro Delta
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 Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 58m€40–89Drive 767.6 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuvecar 767.6 km
7h 20m€116–168Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BOD - BRU
8h 50m€89–266Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 723 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brussels-North train stationbus 801 / ...
14h 31m€53–106Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane NTE - BRU
9h 34m€104–297Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NTE - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
8h 58m€128–465Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuidtrain
9h 45m€126–445Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane BOD - LIL
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
9h 35m€80–272Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane LRH - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Ottigniestrain
- Take the train from Ottignies to Louvain-la-Neuvetrain
4h 57m€83–317Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BOD - CRL
8h 25m€93–297
La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve is to bus via AUDERGHEM Métro Delta which costs €40 - €90 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve is to fly and train which takes 4h 57m and costs €80 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Louvain-la-Neuve via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 40m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Louvain-la-Neuve is 815 km. The road distance is 767.6 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve without a car is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs €100 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve is to train which takes 6h 40m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via AUDERGHEM Métro Delta, which costs €40 - €90 and takes 12h 58m.
La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve is 768 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from La Rochelle to Louvain-la-Neuve.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Louvain-la-Neuve via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE Gare d'Autobus - Quai 2 via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Bruxelles-Midi, Bruxelles-Central, Gare Centrale, and AUDERGHEM Métro Delta in around 12h 58m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- 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 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
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 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain-la-Neuve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–13
Train from Fleurus to Ottignies
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ottignies to Louvain-la-Neuve
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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