There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime by train (TGV), 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
10h 53m€222–459Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus 701
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Toulonbus 718
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Pôle de Santébus 878
16h 54m€73–126Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maximebus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 55m€83–148Drive 919.5 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maximecar 919.5 km
8h 40m€142–205Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LRH - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
9h 32m€130–356Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescuretrain
13h 45m€176–379Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane NTE - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
8h 19m€113–304Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LRH - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignantrain
6h 48m€98–364Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BOD - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
9h 7m€107–269Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane NTE - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignantrain
9h€117–353Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BOD - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignantrain
9h 43m€116–318
La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs €95 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Sainte-Maxime. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Sainte-Maxime via Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at St Raphael Valescure via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 53m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Sainte-Maxime is 1397 km. The road distance is 919.5 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 53m and costs €220 - €460.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime is to train via Paris which takes 10h 53m and costs €220 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 15h 55m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Sainte-Maxime, France?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Théâtre de la Mer via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routière in around 10h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime via Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station in around 15h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
Bus from Gare Routière to Pôle de Santé
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime is 920 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from La Rochelle to Sainte-Maxime.
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