There are 12 ways to get from Lincoln to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
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 Lincoln Central to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
10h 37m€254–571Train to Humberside Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HUY - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 6m€99–417Bus
- Take the bus from Rail Station Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 451
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
21h 4m€102–204Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochellebus
22h 34m€196–348Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lincoln to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochellecar
10h 42mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Lincoln to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to La Rochellecar
12h 10m€164–289Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane STN - LRH
7h 40m€124–478Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MAN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 37m€125–360Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 17m€126–340Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Newark North Gate to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 38m€128–342Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane STN - PIS
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 34m€120–483Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Lincoln Central to Derbytrain
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BHX - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 52m€196–435
Lincoln to La Rochelle by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lincoln to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €100 - €210 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Lincoln to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs €120 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Lincoln station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Rail Station Car Park and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 4m.
The distance between Lincoln and La Rochelle is 1139 km.
The best way to get from Lincoln to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Lincoln to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Lincoln to La Rochelle bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Rail Station Car Park.
The best way to get from Lincoln to La Rochelle is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €250 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 21h 4m.
Lincoln to La Rochelle bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Lincoln. It is currently 12:11 AM in Lincoln and 1:11 AM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Lincoln, England and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Lincoln Central to La Rochelle Ville via Peterborough, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare Montparnasse, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rail Station Car Park to La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 21h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Humberside Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Humberside Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Humberside Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Humberside Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Lincoln Central to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lincoln Central to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lincoln Central to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Lincoln Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Lincoln Central to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newark North Gate to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Peterborough to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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
- €100–170
- 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
- €70–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nottingham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lincoln Central to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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