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
8h 27m€212–402Bus
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 21m€90–165Drive 931.8 km
- Drive from Leiden to La Rochellecar 931.8 km
9h 26m€166–240Fly 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 Rochelle Villetrain
7h 11m€125–338Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from The Hague to Parisbus N803
- Take the bus from Paris to La Rochellebus FlixBus N711 / ...
18h 40m€100–175Fly 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 55m€135–333Fly 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 Rochelle Villetrain
8h 59m€192–490Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane CRL - LRH
7h 56m€107–417Fly 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 13m€233–496Fly 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
7h 5m€103–296
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 €90 - €170 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Leiden to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €100 - €300.
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 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Leiden to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Leiden Centraal and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Rotterdam Centraal and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
The distance between Leiden and La Rochelle is 953 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 8h 27m and costs €210 - €410.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Leiden to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Leiden to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from The Hague station.
Leiden to La Rochelle train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Leiden to La Rochelle is to train which takes 8h 27m and costs €210 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 15h 21m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €300 and takes 7h 5m.
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 8h 27m. 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 21m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
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 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- 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 Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Leiden to La Rochelle bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Leiden to La Rochelle train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord 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.
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