There are 9 ways to get from Santander to La Rochelle by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain Intercités / ...
9h 3m€63–119Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Stder-Irun / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1721 / ...
9h 35m€43–81Bus, train via Irun
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
10h 2m€88–186Drive 617.5 km
- Drive from Santander to La Rochellecar 617.5 km
6h€99–143Fly Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SDR - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 8m€107–263Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 28m€52–92Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
13h 42m€86–186Fly Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 55m€105–261Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BIO - LRH
19h 36m€69–269
Santander to La Rochelle by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €40 - €85 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to La Rochelle is to drive which takes 6h and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at La Rochelle via Bilbao. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Santander and La Rochelle is 629 km. The road distance is 617.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 3m and costs €60 - €120.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Santander to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Santander to La Rochelle bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to La Rochelle train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to La Rochelle is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €40 - €85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €190 and takes 13h 42m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to La Rochelle via Bilbao Intermodal and Bilbao in around 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to La Rochelle Ville via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 13h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to La Rochelle bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to La Rochelle train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to La Rochelle is 617 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Santander to La Rochelle.
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