There are 9 ways to get from Rome to La Rochelle by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane CIA - LRH
8h 10m€79–343Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane FCO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 44m€66–233Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
15h 16m€257–562Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus 701
24h 30m€126–223Drive 1,514.5 km
- Drive from Rome to La Rochellecar 1,514.5 km
16h 32m€236–341Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FCO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 9m€94–338Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane FCO - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 43m€153–402Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
16h 39m€272–559Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
26h 58m€131–271
Rome to La Rochelle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €65 - €240 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 8h 9m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arriving at La Rochelle via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Milano Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Rome and La Rochelle is 1223 km. The road distance is 1514.5 km.
The best way to get from Rome to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 15h 16m and costs €250 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Rome to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Rome to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Rome to La Rochelle train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €75 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €600 and takes 15h 16m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €230 and takes 24h 30m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair flies from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Termini to La Rochelle Ville via Milano Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
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More Questions & Answers
Rome to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Rome to La Rochelle train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to La Rochelle is 1515 km. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Rome to La Rochelle.
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