There are 12 ways to get from Pontevedra to La Rochelle by train, bus, car, plane, train (Renfe, TGV), or towncar
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Pontevedra to Zamoratrain Ave
- Take the bus from Zamora to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain Ter
15h 53m€119–237Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pontevedra to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Bordebus
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain Ter
18h 47m€74–134Train, bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the train from Pontevedra to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv
- Take the bus from Vitoria to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 46m€124–217Drive 1,137.5 km
- Drive from Pontevedra to La Rochellecar 1,137.5 km
11h 17m€179–259Fly Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane VGO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 7m€122–312Train
- Take the train from Pontevedra to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain Ter
17h 47m€198–426Bus
- Take the bus from Vigo to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus FlixBus N711 / ...
19h€89–155Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take a town car from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane OPO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 35m€274–447Fly Vigo to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane VGO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 39m€95–307Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Pontevedra to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SCQ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 43m€128–356Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take a town car from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane OPO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 37m€277–452Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take a town car from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane OPO - LRH
7h 3m€290–490
Pontevedra to La Rochelle by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pontevedra to La Rochelle is to bus and train which costs €70 - €140 and takes 18h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Pontevedra to La Rochelle is to towncar and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €290 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Pontevedra to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Pontevedra and arriving at La Rochelle via Vigo and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Pontevedra to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Pontevedra and arriving at La Rochelle via Madrid Chamartín, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye and Bordeaux Saint-Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 47m.
The distance between Pontevedra and La Rochelle is 1253 km. The road distance is 1137.5 km.
The best way to get from Pontevedra to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 53m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Pontevedra to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Pontevedra to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vigo station.
Pontevedra to La Rochelle train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Pontevedra station.
The best way to get from Pontevedra to La Rochelle is to train which takes 17h 47m and costs €190 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 19h.
What companies run services between Pontevedra, Spain and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Pontevedra to La Rochelle via Madrid Chamartín, San Sebastian/Donostia, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, and Bordeaux Saint-Jean in around 17h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pontevedra to La Rochelle via Vigo and Bordeaux in around 19h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vigo to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Vigo to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Vigo to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Vigo to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Vigo to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Vigo to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Pontevedra to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Pontevedra to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Pontevedra to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Zamora to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pontevedra to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vigo to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Pontevedra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Pontevedra to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Pontevedra to La Rochelle train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontevedra to La Rochelle is 1137 km. It takes approximately 11h 17m to drive from Pontevedra to La Rochelle.
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