There are 11 ways to get from La Rochelle to Winterthur by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
9h 1mCHF 174–368Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LRH - ZRH
8h 44mCHF 55–299Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1149
17h 33mCHF 70–154Drive 897.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Winterthurcar 897.4 km
10h 26mCHF 145–209Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz to Winterthurtrain
11h 5mCHF 220–432Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Zürichbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 28mCHF 74–157Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BOD - ZRH
7h 27mCHF 106–297Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NTE - ZRH
7h 56mCHF 94–272Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 8mCHF 119–378Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Basel (BSL)plane BOD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
9h 4mCHF 96–373Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
8h 58mCHF 116–437
La Rochelle to Winterthur by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Winterthur is to bus via Lyon which costs SFr 70 - SFr 160 and takes 18h 28m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Winterthur is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Winterthur via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Winterthur is 1107 km. The road distance is 897.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Winterthur without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 1m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from La Rochelle to Winterthur, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Winterthur train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Winterthur is to train via Paris which takes 9h 1m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 160 and takes 17h 33m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 300 and takes 8h 44m.
La Rochelle to Winterthur train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Winterthur is 897 km. It takes approximately 10h 26m to drive from La Rochelle to Winterthur.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Winterthur, Switzerland?
You can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Winterthur via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 9h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Winterthur via Bordeaux, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich HB in around 17h 33m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- 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
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- 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
- CHF 160–270
- 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
- CHF 60–160
- 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
- CHF 26–70
- 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 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- 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 to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Konstanz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Konstanz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Konstanz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 7–10
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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