There are 9 ways to get from Netherlands to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
8h 1m€221–437Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 757 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
15h 49m€64–119Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Niortbus
- Take the bus from Pôle Atlantique to Gare routièrebus
12h 30m€92–206Drive 967.4 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to La Rochellecar 967.4 km
9h 36m€174–250Fly Eindhoven Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane EIN - LRH
10h 49m€88–373Fly 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 Rochelletrain
7h 2m€115–327Fly 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 Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
8h 9m€122–332Fly 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 Rochelletrain
9h 15m€193–524Fly 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
6h 45m€92–435
Netherlands to La Rochelle by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 15h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €90 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Netherlands station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Lille and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Netherlands to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between Netherlands and La Rochelle is 985 km. The road distance is 967.4 km.
The best way to get from Netherlands to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €220 - €440.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Netherlands to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Netherlands to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Netherlands to La Rochelle train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Netherlands to La Rochelle is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €220 - €440. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €85 - €380 and takes 10h 49m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 15h 49m.
What companies run services between Netherlands and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to La Rochelle Ville via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 1m. Alternatively, Ryanair and Transavia Holland fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Prague, Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- 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
- €85–150
- 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
- €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
- €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
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +33 0970 870 870
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Pôle Atlantique to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- 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
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Netherlands to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Netherlands to La Rochelle train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Netherlands to La Rochelle is 967 km. It takes approximately 9h 36m to drive from Netherlands to La Rochelle.
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