There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Rome by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- 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 Roma Terminitrain
14h 18m€255–513Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BOD - FCO
7h 56m€69–240Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus 701
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus 510 / ...
24h 7m€109–205Drive 1,509.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Romecar 1,509.8 km
16h 26m€238–343Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LRH - FCO
9h 58m€113–320Train 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 Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Roma Terminitrain
17h 46m€242–509Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 20m€114–209Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane NTE - FCO
7h 16m€92–295Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane LRH - CIA
7h 51m€110–422
La Rochelle to Rome by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Rome is to train and fly which costs €65 - €240 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Rome is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Rome. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina via Bordeaux and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Rome. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Roma Termini via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 18m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Rome is 1919 km. The road distance is 1509.8 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Rome without a car is to train which takes 14h 18m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from La Rochelle to Rome, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Rome bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Rome train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Rome is to train which takes 14h 18m and costs €250 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 24h 7m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €320 and takes 9h 58m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Rome, Italy?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Roma Termini via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina via Bordeaux and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 24h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
- 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
- €85–150
- 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
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 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 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Rome bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle to Rome train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Rome is 1510 km. It takes approximately 16h 26m to drive from La Rochelle to Rome.
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