There are 7 ways to get from La Rochelle to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BOD - MEL
30h 29m$978–2,750Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CDG - MEL
27h 57m$847–2,897Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RNS - MEL
32h 49m$1,513–5,739Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CDG - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
31h 37m$1,897–6,297Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NTE - MEL
31h 52m$925–5,641Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LRH - MEL
2d 5h$1,256–11,194Train, train to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to Limoges Benedictinstrain
- Fly from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LIG - MEL
2d$1,293–7,702
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 27h 57m and costs $800 - $2,900.
The distance between La Rochelle and Melbourne is 17280 km.
It takes approximately 30h 29m to get from La Rochelle to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 11:59 PM in La Rochelle and 7:59 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5264+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Ryanair, Shanghai Airlines, and two other airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Melbourne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport to Melbourne Airport via Rome, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Avalon Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Melbourne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Melbourne Airport via Marseille, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–12,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Melbourne Airport via Marseille, Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–12,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- 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 Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Limoges Benedictins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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