There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Padova by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NTE - VCE
7h 7m€82–316Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BOD - VCE
7h 55m€58–292Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain
13h 40m€208–420Bus via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 29m€88–174Drive 1,219.2 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Padovacar 1,219.2 km
12h 54m€191–275Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LRH - VCE
6h 51m€118–262Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane NTE - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Padovatrain
9h 34m€115–291Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane NTE - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Padova
8h 54m€248–766Train 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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain
16h 5m€195–399Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Paduabus 1922
27h 55m€106–189
La Rochelle to Padova by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Padova is to bus via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) which costs €85 - €180 and takes 22h 29m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Padova is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Padova. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Padua via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Padova. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Padova via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Padova is 1314 km. The road distance is 1219.2 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Padova without a car is to train which takes 13h 40m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from La Rochelle to Padova, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Padova bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Padova train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Padova is to train which takes 13h 40m and costs €200 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO), which costs €85 - €180 and takes 22h 29m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €270 and takes 6h 51m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Padova, Italy?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Padova via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Padua via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, Venice - Mestre Bus Station, and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 22h 29m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €20–110
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
- €25–65
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- 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
- €45–75
- 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
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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La Rochelle to Padova bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
La Rochelle to Padova train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Padova is 1219 km. It takes approximately 12h 54m to drive from La Rochelle to Padova.
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