There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Pforzheim by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
8h 5m€168–314Bus via Le Mans
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Le Mansbus N723
- Take the bus from Le Mans to Pforzheim central bus stationbus N215
18h€70–124Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 9m€83–133Drive 963.9 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Pforzheimcar 963.9 km
9h 51m€147–212Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NTE - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbftrain
8h 53m€127–324Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 23m€98–389Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane BOD - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
8h 30m€91–355Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 3m€162–435Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 15m€165–431Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CDG - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbftrain
8h 7m€202–454Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 59m€121–357
La Rochelle to Pforzheim by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Pforzheim is to bus via Le Mans which costs €70 - €130 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Pforzheim is to train and fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €95 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Pforzheim station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Pforzheim central bus station via Le Mans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Pforzheim. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Pforzheim Hbf via Strasbourg and Karlsruhe Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 5m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Pforzheim is 1053 km. The road distance is 963.9 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Pforzheim without a car is to train which takes 8h 5m and costs €160 - €320.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from La Rochelle to Pforzheim, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Pforzheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Pforzheim train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Pforzheim is to train which takes 8h 5m and costs €160 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 16h 9m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Pforzheim, Germany?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Pforzheim Hbf via Strasbourg and Karlsruhe Hbf in around 8h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Pforzheim Hbf via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side, and Karlsruhe Hbf in around 16h 9m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–200
- 1st Class
- €180–240
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €13–20
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Pforzheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €19–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Le Mans to Pforzheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Pforzheim bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Le Mans station.
La Rochelle to Pforzheim train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Pforzheim is 964 km. It takes approximately 9h 51m to drive from La Rochelle to Pforzheim.
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