There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Rotterdam by train (TGV, Eurostar), 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 Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
7h 3m€96–303Bus
cheapest- 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 Rotterdambus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 10m€43–95Drive 899.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Rotterdamcar 899.5 km
8h 55m€158–227Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LRH - AMS
8h 53m€180–468Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 723 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N802 / ...
15h 55m€60–112Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NTE - AMS
8h 37m€100–272Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BOD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
9h 13m€102–310Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BOD - AMS
9h 42m€105–280Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NTE - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 7m€142–477Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RNS - AMS
10h 53m€162–519Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane BOD - LIL
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
10h 4m€115–373
La Rochelle to Rotterdam by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €40 - €95 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Rotterdam is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Rotterdam via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Rotterdam is 913 km. The road distance is 899.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €95 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from La Rochelle to Rotterdam, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Rotterdam is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €95 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €95 and takes 15h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €180 - €470 and takes 8h 53m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Rotterdam Centraal via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 7h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Rotterdam via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- 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
- €90–120
- 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
- €15–40
- 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 4 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 Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
- 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
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Rotterdam bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Rotterdam train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Rotterdam is 900 km. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from La Rochelle to Rotterdam.
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