There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Pontevedra by train, plane, towncar, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo)
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 to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NTE - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Pontevedratowncar
9h 20m€275–445Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain Ter
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Pontevedrabus
18h 59m€75–132Bus, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Vitoriabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Pontevedratrain Alv
18h 28m€125–215Drive 1,133.3 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Pontevedracar 1,133.3 km
11h 19m€178–257Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BOD - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Pontevedratowncar
10h 12m€278–450Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Vigo
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Vigo (VGO)plane NTE - VGO
10h 39m€125–315Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Vigo
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Vigo (VGO)plane BOD - VGO
11h 6m€98–310Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane NTE - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedratrain
11h 44m€175–392Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LRH - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Pontevedratowncar
7h 9m€291–482Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedratrain Ave
18h 45m€256–620Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N711 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Vigobus FlixBus 783
19h 11m€90–155
La Rochelle to Pontevedra by bus, tram, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Pontevedra is to train and bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Pontevedra is to fly and towncar which takes 7h 9m and costs €290 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Pontevedra. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Pontevedra via Bordeaux and Vigo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Pontevedra. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Pontevedra via Bordeaux St Jean, Narbonne, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Pontevedra is 1224 km. The road distance is 1133.3 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Pontevedra without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 28m and costs €120 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from La Rochelle to Pontevedra, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Pontevedra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Pontevedra train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from La Rochelle station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Pontevedra is to train which takes 18h 45m and costs €250 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 19h 11m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Pontevedra, Spain?
You can take a train from La Rochelle to Pontevedra via Bordeaux St Jean, Narbonne, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 18h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Pontevedra via Bordeaux and Vigo in around 19h 11m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
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 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- 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 to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Vitoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Pontevedra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle to Pontevedra train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bordeaux Saint-Jean station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Pontevedra is 1133 km. It takes approximately 11h 19m to drive from La Rochelle to Pontevedra.
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