There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Oban by train, bus, car, car train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from George Street to Oban Bus Stationbus
15h 54m£322–543Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LRH - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
10h 1m£88–246Bus
- 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 London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 976
30h 13m£125–330Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from La Rochelle to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Obancar
16h 49m£336–445Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
16h 43m£294–559Drive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Obancar
19h 33m£201–605Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LRH - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
10h 14m£93–237Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NTE - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
10h 30m£94–287Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NTE - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
11h 32m£98–242Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BOD - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus
10h 54m£111–257
La Rochelle to Oban by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Oban is to train and fly and bus which costs £95 - £250 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Oban is to fly and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Oban station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Oban. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Oban via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross and Glasgow Queen Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Oban is 1095 miles.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Oban without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 54m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 15h 54m to get from La Rochelle to Oban, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Oban bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Oban train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Oban is to bus which takes 30h 13m and costs £120 - £330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £290 - £600 and takes 16h 43m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 30h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Oban via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Glasgow Queen Street in around 16h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from George Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Ember
- 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
- £35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £22–45
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Oban bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Oban is 1h behind La Rochelle. It is currently 7:49 PM in La Rochelle and 6:49 PM in Oban.
La Rochelle to Oban train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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