There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to La Rochelle by plane or train
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Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SFO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
18h 41m€540–2,077Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane SFO - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Villetrain
17h 8m€327–906Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SFO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
19h 36m€430–2,282Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane SFO - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
17h 57m€423–1,260Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane SFO - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
23h 49m€517–1,849Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane SFO - LRH
18h 37m€488–1,810Fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane SFO - LIG
- Take the train from Limoges Benedictins to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
26h 5m€496–1,827
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €320 - €950 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 17h 8m and costs €320 - €950.
The distance between San Francisco and La Rochelle is 9119 km.
It takes approximately 18h 41m to get from San Francisco to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 3:27 AM in San Francisco and 12:27 PM in La Rochelle.
There are 2619+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and La Rochelle, France?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- miamiair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–70
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Limoges Benedictins to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €75–100
- 1st Class
- €100–130
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- 1st Class
- €50–65
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