There are 8 ways to get from Portugal to La Rochelle by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane OPO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
7h 30m€54–234Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LIS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
8h 17m€50–219Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1193 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1721 / ...
18h 25m€62–119Drive 1,334.6 km
- Drive from Lisbon to La Rochellecar 1,334.6 km
12h 41m€204–294Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- 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
8h 16m€55–209Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LIS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
7h 36m€54–254Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane OPO - LRH
4h 42m€132–242Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Niortbus
- Take the bus from Pôle Atlantique to Gare routièrebus 140E
24h 20m€115–175
Portugal to La Rochelle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to La Rochelle is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €60 - €120 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €130 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at La Rochelle via Lisbon and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
The distance between Portugal and La Rochelle is 1068 km. The road distance is 1334.6 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to La Rochelle without a car is to bus via Bordeaux which takes 18h 25m and costs €60 - €120.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Portugal to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Portugal to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
The best way to get from Portugal to La Rochelle is to bus via Bordeaux which takes 18h 25m and costs €60 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 4h 42m.
Portugal to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to La Rochelle is 1335 km. It takes approximately 12h 41m to drive from Portugal to La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Portugal and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Martim Moniz to La Rochelle via Estação Oriente, Lisbon, and Bordeaux in around 18h 25m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) once a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
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 Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- 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 2 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 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
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