There are 13 ways to get from La Rochelle to Turkey by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane NTE - ADB
10h 36m₺5,848–14,904Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NTE - SAW
11h 6m₺5,418–18,882Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
37h 34m₺9,990–20,636Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to Villach Hbf/Bbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
2d 1h₺23,103–74,137Drive 2,923.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Istanbulcar 2,923.4 km
28h 38m₺22,531–32,544Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Istanbul (IST)plane BOD - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
11h 2m₺5,421–16,106Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NTE - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
10h 21m₺6,435–18,221Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LRH - SAW
9h 39m₺8,630–27,720Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Istanbul (IST)plane LRH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaraybus
10h 59m₺6,844–22,582Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ORY - SAW
10h 32m₺8,129–23,283Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
2d₺6,292–10,754Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain Ter
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 5h₺6,181–12,505Train, bus #2
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain Ter
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
2d 18h₺8,805–16,560
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Turkey is to train and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺ and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Turkey is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Turkey. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Yenikapı Sahil via Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde, Sofia and Çatladıkapı. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between La Rochelle and Turkey is 2733 km. The road distance is 2923.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Turkey without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 37h 34m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 21.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from La Rochelle to Turkey, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Turkey bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Turkey is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 28.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 0h.
La Rochelle to Turkey bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Turkey is 2h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 10:11 PM in La Rochelle and 12:11 AM in Turkey.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Turkey?
Ryanair UK, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Yenikapı Sahil via Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, Sofia, Istanbul Esenler, and Çatladıkapı in around 2d.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–37,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–32,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–39,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–46,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–19,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–20,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–22,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Istanbul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
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
- ₺700–1,800
- 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
- ₺3,200–6,000
- 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
- ₺800–1,700
- 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
- ₺2,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–8,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,410–51,749
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,410
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,163
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,186
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,973
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,726
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,749
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,752
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,082
- Single Room
- ₺3,752
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,831
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺350–2,600
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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