There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Mannheim by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
8h 13m€160–282Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Tours Parking Peupliers to Mannheim Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3650 / ...
18h 10m€54–78Bus via Paris
- 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 Mannheim central bus stationbus N1309 / ...
14h 40m€67–127Drive 940.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Mannheimcar 940.8 km
9h 39m€145–209Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 58m€128–327Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 4m€128–315Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NTE - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 17m€128–318Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
7h 19m€92–276Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 21m€179–471Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
8h 20m€92–254
La Rochelle to Mannheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Mannheim is to bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Mannheim is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Mannheim station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Mannheim central bus station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Mannheim. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Mannheim Hbf via Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 13m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Mannheim is 1059 km. The road distance is 940.8 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Mannheim without a car is to train which takes 8h 13m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from La Rochelle to Mannheim, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Mannheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Mannheim train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Mannheim is to train which takes 8h 13m and costs €160 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 14h 40m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Mannheim, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Mannheim Hbf via Poitiers in around 8h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Mannheim central bus station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
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 Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–190
- 1st Class
- €180–230
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
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 Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Tours Parking Peupliers to Mannheim Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Mannheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
La Rochelle to Mannheim train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Poitiers station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Mannheim is 941 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from La Rochelle to Mannheim.
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