There are 11 ways to get from Luthern to La Rochelle by train (Trenitalia, TGV), train, bus, car, 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 Luzern to Basel SBBEc / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
10h 12m€104–392Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus StationN33 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Tours Parking Peupliers
- Take the bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
22h 10m€57–100Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève
- Take the bus from Geneva to Lyon122 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Thiers776 / ...
- Take the bus from Thiers to La Rochelle
18h 21m€121–190Drive 848.3 km
- Drive from Luthern to La Rochelle848.3 km
10h 43m€146–210Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ZRH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
8h 52m€118–297Train to Basel, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
8h 37m€100–311Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)ZRH - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
9h 24m€116–287Train to Basel, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
9h 25m€82–291Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
10h 17m€111–301Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
11h€108–271Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
10h 14m€124–363
Luthern to La Rochelle by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Luthern to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Zurich Limmatstrasse and Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Luthern to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Luzern and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Basel Sbb, Gare de Lyon, Bercy and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Luthern and La Rochelle is 1079 km. The road distance is 848.3 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs €100 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Luthern to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Luthern to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Luzern station.
Luthern to La Rochelle train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Luthern to La Rochelle is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 22h 10m.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Luzern to La Rochelle Ville via Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Zurich Bus Station, Zurich Limmatstrasse, and Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station in around 22h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Thiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thiers to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luzern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Tours Parking Peupliers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Luthern to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Luthern to La Rochelle train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to La Rochelle is 848 km. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from Luthern to La Rochelle.
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