There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Lübeck by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, train (TGV), or car 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 Cologne
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8
13h 9m€357–659Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lübeck central train stationbus 173 / ...
21h 30m€117–189Drive 1,409.3 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Lübeckcar 1,409.3 km
13h 2m€225–325Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane NTE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
9h 26m€134–408Bus, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus 701
- Take the train from Nantes to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Deventertrain
- Take the train from Deventer to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8
17h 57m€217–422Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8
18h 56m€255–433Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Lübeckcar
16h 43m€267–368Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BOD - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
11h 25m€148–372Train 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 Lübeck Hbftrain
10h 21m€163–469Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CDG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
8h 52m€177–445Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
9h 10m€214–416
La Rochelle to Lübeck by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Lübeck is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Lübeck is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €170 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Lübeck station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Lübeck central train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Lübeck. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Lübeck Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 9m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Lübeck is 1494 km. The road distance is 1409.3 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Lübeck without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 9m and costs €350 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from La Rochelle to Lübeck, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Lübeck bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Lübeck train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Lübeck is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 9m and costs €350 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 21h 30m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Lübeck, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Lübeck Hbf via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lübeck central train station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Hamburg Airport via Lyon, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Deventer to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- 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
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lübeck central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Lübeck bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Lübeck train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Lübeck is 1409 km. It takes approximately 13h 2m to drive from La Rochelle to Lübeck.
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