There are 11 ways to get from Normandy to La Rochelle by train, plane, train (TGV), car, car ferry, taxi, bus, or car train
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Take the train from Ash to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LGW - LRH
5h 54m€68–228Train
- Take the train from Guildford to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
10h 32m€184–370Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Normandy to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to La Rochellecar
11h 56m€116–331Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Normandy to Hayes By-Passtaxi
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
15h 20m€288–432Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Guildford to Vauxhalltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane STN - LRH
6h 35m€73–404Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Ash to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
8h 22m€94–275Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Ash to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
9h 34m€95–280Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Guildford to Vauxhalltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 12m€110–351Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport, train
- Take the train from Guildford to Vauxhalltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane STN - PIS
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 26m€95–409Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Ash to Redhilltrain
- Take the train from Redhill 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
11h 3m€107–347Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Normandy to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochellecar
8h 46m
Normandy to La Rochelle by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Normandy to La Rochelle is to train and fly which costs €70 - €410 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Normandy to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs €65 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Normandy to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Wanborough and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Guildford, Embankment station, London St. Pancras Int., Lille Europe and Marne La Vallee Chessy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 32m.
The distance between Normandy and La Rochelle is 619 km.
The best way to get from Normandy to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 10h 32m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Normandy to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Normandy to La Rochelle train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Guildford station.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Normandy. It is currently 6:59 PM in Normandy and 7:59 PM in La Rochelle.
Normandy to La Rochelle train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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What companies run services between Normandy, Surrey, England and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Wanborough to La Rochelle Ville via Guildford, London Waterloo Station, Embankment station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Lille Europe, and Marne La Vallee Chessy in around 10h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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
- €29–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17–140
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Ash to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Ash to Redhill
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Guildford to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Guildford to Vauxhall
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- 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
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Redhill to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- €140–170
Prime Taxis Farnham
- Phone
- +44 1252 507777
- Website
- farnham-taxis.com
Rushmore Radio Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1252 333 555
- Website
- rushmoortaxis.com
All Days Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1252 336 611
Fleet Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1252 815 819
- Website
- fleettaxis.com
A-Line Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1252 650 000
- Website
- alinetaxis.com
5 Star Taxi
- Phone
- +44 1252 265 055
G M Cars
- Phone
- +44 1483 566 566
- Website
- gmcarstaxis.com
Deuces Guildford Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 1483 222 222
- Website
- deuces.co.uk
Waverley Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1483 673 334
- Website
- waverleytaxis.co.uk
GTN Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1483 422 222
Godalming Cars
- Phone
- +44 1483 666 999
- Website
- godalminglocaltaxi.co.uk
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