There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Varna by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane NTE - VAR
8h 1m$213–463Bus via Ghent
cheapest- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ghent Dampoortbus 802 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
36h 25m$124–173Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
33h 38m$415–738Drive 2,808.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Varnacar 2,808.8 km
28h 46m$503–727Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane NTE - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
13h 1m$240–561Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BOD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
13h 4m$336–645Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
36h 13m$374–580Train, bus #2
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
44h 36m$330–538Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Toursbus 723
- Take the bus from Tours to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varnabus 984
2d 4h$227–396Drive, car train
- Drive from La Rochelle to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Varnacar
29h 55m$588–831
La Rochelle to Varna by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Varna is to bus via Ghent which costs $120 - $180 and takes 36h 25m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Varna is to train and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $210 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Varna station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Ghent, Bd. Garii Obor and Bucharest Horoscop Hotel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 25m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Varna is 2531 km. The road distance is 2808.8 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 33h 38m and costs $410 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from La Rochelle to Varna, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tours station.
Varna is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 12:50 AM in La Rochelle and 1:50 AM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Varna is 2809 km. It takes approximately 28h 46m to drive from La Rochelle to Varna.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Ghent, Bucharest Obor, Bd. Garii Obor, Piata Unirii 2, and Bucharest Horoscop Hotel in around 36h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Varna Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
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 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- $55–80
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- $140–200
Train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- $60–85
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- 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
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $90–120
- 1st Class
- $120–160
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $150–200
- 1st Class
- $200–250
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $110–150
- 1st Class
- $150–190
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $170–230
- 1st Class
- $220–280
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $25–35
- 1st Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $42–47
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $30–45
- First Class
- $55–75
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–19
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $65–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $155
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tours to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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