There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Sicily by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LRH - CTA
12h 53m€131–216Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BOD - PMO
8h 34m€83–233Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
28h 40m€349–781Drive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
32h 36m€255–381Bus via Florence
- 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 Palermobus
38h 56m€216–366Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NTE - CTA
7h 29m€107–225Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LRH - PMO
10h 33m€91–282Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
7h 59m€101–248Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain Ter
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Genoabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
40h 20m€210–356Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
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La Rochelle to Sicily by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Sicily. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Bordeaux, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Sicily. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta di Susa, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 40m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Sicily is 1663 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 28h 40m and costs €340 - €800.
It takes approximately 12h 53m to get from La Rochelle to Sicily, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Sicily train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Sicily is to fly which takes 12h 53m and costs €130 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €800 and takes 28h 40m, you could also bus via Florence, which costs €210 - €370 and takes 38h 56m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Sicily, Italy?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Palermo Notarbartolo via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta di Susa, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 28h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Palermo Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Palermo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €75–160
- 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
- €30–60
- 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
- €30–65
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- €30–65
- 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 Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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La Rochelle to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle to Sicily train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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