There are 12 ways to get from Scotland to La Rochelle by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane EDI - LRH
7h 17m€91–301Fly Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane GLA - LRH
8h 6m€89–315Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 5m€372–665Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
25h 9m€112–206Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to La Rochellecar
18h 2m€216–475Fly Aberdeen Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ABZ - LRH
17h 44m€116–458Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EDI - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
7h 45m€91–328Fly Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GLA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 39m€89–282Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane EDI - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
8h 51m€103–273Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 18m€346–691Train #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
14h 8m€316–583Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochellecar
14h 51m
Scotland to La Rochelle by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Queen Street and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between Scotland and La Rochelle is 1113 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to La Rochelle without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 13h 5m and costs €370 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Scotland to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Scotland to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to La Rochelle train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Glasgow Queen Street station.
The best way to get from Scotland to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can train via Edinburgh, which costs €370 - €700 and takes 13h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 25h 9m.
What companies run services between Scotland and La Rochelle, France?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Queen Street to La Rochelle Ville via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–320
Flights from Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- 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
- €29–65
- 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 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
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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Scotland to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 3:47 AM in Scotland and 4:47 AM in La Rochelle.
Scotland to La Rochelle train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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