There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Matera by train, plane, bus, train (TGV, Trenitalia), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane NTE - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
9h 25m€98–296Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BOD - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 5m€72–224Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
21h 1m€268–623Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Chambérybus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Turinbus 729
- Take the bus from Turin C Vittorio to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
30h 55m€92–237Drive 1,861.1 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Materacar 1,861.1 km
19h 31m€284–410Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane NTE - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
12h 2m€86–249Train via Bari
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain
22h 19m€274–568Train via Lyon
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
23h 43m€184–606Bus, train, Italobus Connections
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Salernotrain Re
- Take the bus from Salerno to Materabus
34h 15m
La Rochelle to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Matera is to train and fly and bus which costs €70 - €230 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Matera is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 25m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Matera. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Chambéry and Turin C Vittorio. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Matera station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Matera Centrale Station via Marne La Vallee Chessy, Torino Porta Susa, Bari Centrale and Altamura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 19m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Matera is 1861 km. The road distance is 1861.1 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Matera without a car is to train which takes 21h 1m and costs €260 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from La Rochelle to Matera, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Matera train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Matera is to train which takes 21h 1m and costs €260 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €240 and takes 30h 55m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Marne La Vallee Chessy, Torino Porta Susa, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 21h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Chambéry and Turin C Vittorio in around 30h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Naples Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Naples Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- 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 2 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 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–160
- 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 Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €75–110
- Base Standard
- €120–170
- Base Premium
- €150–220
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin C Vittorio to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Chambéry to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Turin C Vittorio to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Salerno to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chambéry station.
La Rochelle to Matera train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Marne La Vallee Chessy station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Matera is 1861 km. It takes approximately 19h 31m to drive from La Rochelle to Matera.
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