There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Varna by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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 to Varna Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BOD - VAR
15h 28m$199–486Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Varna Airport
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LRH - VAR
20h 38m$186–516Train, bus via Dresden
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
36h 13m$417–1,143Drive 2,799.9 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Varnacar 2,799.9 km
28h 57m$502–725Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane LRH - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
13h 1m$229–597Train 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
14h 17m$259–454Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitierstrain Ter
- Take the train from Poitiers to Heidelberg Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
36h 15m$498–952Train, bus #2
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
44h 27m$396–608Bus via Vienna
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Nantesbus 701
- Take the bus from Nantes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 901 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Varnabus
47h 1m$238–434Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$255–364
La Rochelle to Varna by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Varna is to bus which costs $250 - $370 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Varna is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 1m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Varna. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Varna via Nantes, Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 1m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Varna is 2492 km. The road distance is 2799.9 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Varna without a car is to train and bus via Dresden which takes 36h 13m and costs $410 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 15h 28m to get from La Rochelle to Varna, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Varna is to fly which takes 20h 38m and costs $180 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus via Vienna, which costs $230 - $440 and takes 47h 1m.
La Rochelle to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Varna is 1h ahead of La Rochelle. It is currently 7:11 PM in La Rochelle and 8:11 PM in Varna.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Varna, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Varna Airport (VAR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Varna via Nantes, Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB), and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 47h 1m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Varna Airport via Geneva, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Varna Airport via Marseille, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Varna Airport via Lyon, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Varna Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Varna Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Varna Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Varna Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Burgas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Burgas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Burgas Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Burgas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Burgas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
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
- $35–75
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $60–95
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
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
- 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
- $90–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Montpellier to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.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
- $35–60
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
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