There are 8 ways to get from La Rochelle to Palma by train, plane, car ferry, bus, 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
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)NTE - PMI
6h 29m€66–242Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)BOD - PMI
7h 5m€52–170Train, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-JeanTer
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-SantsTgv
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
17h 36m€93–321Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to BarcelonaFlixBus N1136
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
17h 56m€94–177Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-JeanTer
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
20h 24m€82–233Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)LRH - PMI
8h 42m€67–243Bus, car ferry via Alcúdia
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Barcelona
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port d'Alcúdia
- Take the bus from Entre-mar-i-estany 1 to Estació Intermodal302
19h 19m€136–216Drive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port de Barcelona
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
13h 41m€144–255
La Rochelle to Palma by train, subway, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Palma is to train and fly which costs €50 - €170 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Palma is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €65 - €250.
The distance between La Rochelle and Palma is 1115 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Palma without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 17h 36m and costs €90 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from La Rochelle to Palma, including transfers.
There are 1750+ hotels available in Palma.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Palma, Spain?
easyJet and Ryanair fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) twice a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–80
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
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 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- 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
- €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 Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- 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 Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Bus from Entre-mar-i-estany 1 to Estació Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port d'Alcúdia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
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