There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Wales by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car ferry, train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 8m£246–488Bus
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 London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
20h 56m£73–177Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 20m£110–241Drive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
12h 29m£98–455Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from La Rochelle to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
10h 59mFly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LRH - CWL
19h 27m£86–331Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NTE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
8h 33m£97–272Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BOD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)train
8h 21m£81–259Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LRH - LPL
8h 27m£73–266Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LRH - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train
7h 2m£134–466
La Rochelle to Wales by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Wales is to bus which costs £70 - £180 and takes 20h 56m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Wales is to fly and train which takes 7h 2m and costs £130 - £470.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Wales. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Kingsway GR via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Wales. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Cardiff Central via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Wales is 722 miles.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Wales without a car is to train which takes 9h 8m and costs £240 - £490.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from La Rochelle to Wales, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Wales bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Wales train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Wales is to train which takes 9h 8m and costs £240 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £180 and takes 20h 56m, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £340 and takes 19h 27m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Wales?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Cardiff Central via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 9h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Kingsway GR via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 20h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Stansted Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cardiff Airport via Bristol Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- 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
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- 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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–60
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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More Questions & Answers
La Rochelle to Wales bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Wales is 1h behind La Rochelle. It is currently 5:02 AM in La Rochelle and 4:02 AM in Wales.
La Rochelle to Wales train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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