There are 10 ways to get from Liverpool to Île de Ré by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car, car ferry, or car train
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Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane MAN - LRH
6h 43m€82–427Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Rochellebus 723
27h 36m€79–182Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- 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
12h 18m€177–695Train, bus via Birmingham
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sudbus
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
23h 6m€134–324Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to La Flottecar
15h 32m€163–396Fly Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LPL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
12h 56m€96–296Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane MAN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
11h 22m€85–214Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MAN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 22m€117–347Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 550 / ...
- 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
25h 51m€98–150Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Flottecar
12h 13m
Liverpool to Île de Ré by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Île de Ré is to train and bus which costs €75 - €190 and takes 27h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Île de Ré is to bus and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €80 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Île de Ré. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Cognacq Jay via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Gare routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 51m.
The distance between Liverpool and Île de Ré is 879 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Île de Ré without a car is to train which takes 12h 18m and costs €170 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Liverpool to Île de Ré, including transfers.
Liverpool to Île de Ré bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Île de Ré is to train which takes 12h 18m and costs €170 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 25h 51m.
Liverpool to Île de Ré bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Île de Ré is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 9:03 PM in Liverpool and 10:03 PM in Île de Ré.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Île de Ré, France?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Cognacq Jay via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, La Rochelle Ville, and Gare routière in around 12h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Cognacq Jay via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, La Rochelle - Bus Station, and Gare routière in around 25h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–420
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- €75–290
- 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
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- 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
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- 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
- €15–40
- 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
- €16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- 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
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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