There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Sète by bus, train, train (TGV), car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Toulousebus FlixBus N1136 / ...
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Setetrain Intercités / ...
7h 39m€78–125Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 40m€56–88Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bezierstrain
- Take the train from Beziers to Setetrain Ter
8h 4m€125–204Drive 645.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Sètecar 645.4 km
6h 1m€122–177Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane NTE - MPL
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier to Sètebus
6h 32m€132–342Train 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 Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Setetrain
8h 21m€122–342Train 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 Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Setetrain
8h 50m€116–317Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane NTE - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Setetrain
7h 54m€111–323Fly 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 Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Setetrain
6h€98–368Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NTE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Setetrain
7h 34m€135–345
La Rochelle to Sète by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Sète is to bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Sète is to fly and train which takes 6h and costs €95 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Sète. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Sete - Noel Guignon via Montpellier - Sabines Tw2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Sète. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Sete via Bordeaux St Jean and Beziers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 4m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Sète is 635 km. The road distance is 645.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Sète without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €75 - €130.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from La Rochelle to Sète, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Sète bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Sète train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Sète is to train which takes 8h 4m and costs €120 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €90 and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Sète, France?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Sete via Bordeaux St Jean and Beziers in around 8h 4m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 8h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Beziers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Beziers to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Beziers to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Beziers to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier to Sète
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Sète bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Sète train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bordeaux St Jean station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Sète is 645 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from La Rochelle to Sète.
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