There are 10 ways to get from Leiden to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, 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
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
9h 25m€222–432Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Hague to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 31m€75–145Drive 931.8 km
- Drive from Leiden to La Rochellecar 931.8 km
9h 26m€166–239Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
7h 10m€124–333Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from The Hague to Parisbus N803
- Take the bus from Paris to La Rochellebus FlixBus N711 / ...
18h 42m€80–140Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AMS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
8h 16m€125–338Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane AMS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 25m€212–510Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane AMS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 12m€233–496Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane RTM - LRH
18h 18m€136–610Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane AMS - LRH
6h 52m€88–426
Leiden to La Rochelle by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leiden to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Leiden to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €85 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Leiden to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Leiden, Hogewoerd and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via The Hague and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 31m.
The distance between Leiden and La Rochelle is 959 km. The road distance is 931.8 km.
The best way to get from Leiden to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs €220 - €440.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Leiden to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Leiden to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from The Hague station.
The best way to get from Leiden to La Rochelle is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs €220 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 15h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €650 and takes 18h 18m.
Leiden to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leiden to La Rochelle is 932 km. It takes approximately 9h 26m to drive from Leiden to La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Leiden Centraal to La Rochelle Ville via Rotterdam Centraal, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare Montparnasse, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leiden, Hogewoerd to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Den Haag, Den Haag Centraal, The Hague, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 15h 31m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London City, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from The Hague to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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