There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Tirana by train, plane, bus, car, busferry, or car 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 to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BOD - TIA
8h 43m$99–404Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane NTE - TIA
8h 2m$90–343Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tiranabus
25h 38mDrive 2,263.7 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Tiranacar 2,263.7 km
26h 48m$410–592Train to Poitiers–Biard Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane PIS - TIA
10h 38m$137–466Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LRH - TIA
7h 51m$137–676Train, train to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Beauvaistrain
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BVA - TIA
11h 49m$136–471Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
29h 44mBus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
29h 57mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Turinbus 729 / ...
- Take the busferry from Torino to Tiranabusferry
45h 30mDrive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Tiranacar
28h 32m$498–721
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Tirana is to train and fly which costs $85 - $350 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Tirana is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $130 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Tirana. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Tirana via Lyon and Torino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 30m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Tirana is 1921 km. The road distance is 2263.7 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Tirana without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 25h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from La Rochelle to Tirana, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Tirana bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Tirana is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $130 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 57m.
La Rochelle to Tirana bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Tirana is 2264 km. It takes approximately 26h 48m to drive from La Rochelle to Tirana.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Tirana, Albania?
easyJet and Transavia France fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Tirana via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station, Sabines, Rondelet, and Montpellier in around 29h 57m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
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 to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- 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 Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- 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 Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $29–45
- Rail 1st Class
- $45–65
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $15–23
- Rail 1st Class
- $24–35
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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