There are 7 ways to get from La Rochelle to Tralee by car, car ferry, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from La Rochelle to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Traleecar
21h 1mTrain to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BOD - KIR
13h 58m€58–201Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kerry Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NTE - KIR
13h 2m€78–263Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LRH - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Streetbus
10h 24m€113–391Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BOD - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
11h 27m€110–271Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
12h 4m€110–269Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LRH - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Traleetrain
8h 9m€126–314
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kerry Airport (KIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Tralee is to train and fly which costs €55 - €210 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Tralee is to fly and train which takes 8h 9m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between La Rochelle and Tralee is 1032 km.
It takes approximately 21h 1m to get from La Rochelle to Tralee, including transfers.
Tralee is 1h behind La Rochelle. It is currently 9:17 AM in La Rochelle and 8:17 AM in Tralee.
There are 190+ hotels available in Tralee.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Tralee, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from La Rochelle to Tralee. However, you can drive to Port de Roscoff, take the car ferry to Cork Port, then drive to Tralee. Alternatively, you can take the train to Nantes, walk to Gare Sud, take the bus to Aéroport, walk to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) airport, fly to Kerry Airport (KIR), walk to Kerry Airport, then take the bus to Tralee Bus Station.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Mallow to Tralee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–14
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €20–28
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Tralee Prince's Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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