There are 11 ways to get from Milan to La Rochelle by train (TGV), bus, 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 Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De LyonFr
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
11h 18m€117–425Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)MXP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
8h 32m€52–212Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Chambéry1729 / ...
- Take the bus from Chambéry to La RochelleN746
18h 25m€74–170Drive 985.5 km
- Drive from Milan to La Rochelle985.5 km
11h 22m€152–219Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)MXP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
7h 54m€65–212Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsTer
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle VilleTgv
13h 49m€104–397Bus via Saint-Étienne
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus StopBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
19h 55m€71–135Fly Milan Linate Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)LIN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
9h 15m€93–269Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)BGY - LRH
8h 21m€89–327Fly Milan Linate Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LIN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
10h 13m€100–289Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BGY - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
8h 3m€75–204
Milan to La Rochelle by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to La Rochelle is to bus via Saint-Étienne which costs €70 - €140 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €65 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at La Rochelle via Chambéry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Gare de Lyon, Bercy and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 18m.
The distance between Milan and La Rochelle is 1339 km. The road distance is 985.5 km.
The best way to get from Milan to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 11h 18m and costs €110 - €430.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Milan to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Milan to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to La Rochelle is to train which takes 11h 18m and costs €110 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €170 and takes 18h 25m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Milano Centrale to La Rochelle Ville via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 11h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to La Rochelle via Chambéry in around 18h 25m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- 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 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
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- 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 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
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chambéry station.
Milan to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to La Rochelle is 985 km. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Milan to La Rochelle.
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