There are 8 ways to get from La Rochelle to Rabat by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)BOD - RBA
8h 8mMAD 1,147–4,497Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)NTE - RBA
7h 32mMAD 828–2,922Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Algeciras
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Take the bus from Tanger to Rabat
32h 44mMAD 1,772–2,374Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-JeanTer
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to HendayeTer
- Take the bus from Irun to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Ville
36h 44mMAD 2,037–3,735Drive 11,071.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Rabat11,071.5 km
5d 16hMAD 18,095–26,137Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Mohammed V International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)NTE - CMN
- Take the train from Casablanca to Rabat Ville
9h 43mMAD 1,420–12,501Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Mohammed V International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)BOD - CMN
- Take the train from Casablanca to Rabat Ville
10h 13mMAD 1,439–3,276Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Malaga
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Ville
40h 42mMAD 2,016–2,876
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Rabat is to train and fly which costs MAD 800 - MAD 3,000 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Rabat is to train and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs MAD 800 - MAD 3,000.
The distance between La Rochelle and Rabat is 1527 km. The road distance is 11071.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Rabat without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 32h 44m and costs MAD 1,700 - MAD 2,400.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from La Rochelle to Rabat, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Rabat is 11072 km. It takes approximately 5 days 16h to drive from La Rochelle to Rabat.
There are 1600+ hotels available in Rabat.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Rabat, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from La Rochelle to Rabat. However, you can take the train to Bordeaux Saint-Jean, walk to Gare Saint-Jean, take the vehicle to Aéroport, walk to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) airport, fly to Rabat-Salé (RBA), walk to Rabat-Salé Airport, then take the bus to Gare Rabat-Agdal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Rabat via Algeciras, Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Tarifa - Centro de Salud, Tarifa, Port of Tangier Ville, Tangier Ferry, Tanger, and Tanger in around 32h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,100
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Rabat-Salé via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–3,900
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–10,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–3,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–3,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–10,000
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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 170–360
- 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 Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 420–900
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- MAD 420–600
- Rail 1st Class
- MAD 650–900
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 150–380
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–490
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf-voyages.ma
Train from Nador to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 230–470
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
Train from Casablanca to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 35–75
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 35–50
- 1st Class
- MAD 50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- ctmweb.ma@gmail.com
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tanger to Rabat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 100–140
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Comfort
- MAD 100–140
- Confort
- MAD 100–120
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Irun to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 125
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–460
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 390–550
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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