There are 13 ways to get from Sicily to La Rochelle by plane, train, car ferry, car, train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)CTA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
8h 24m€78–315Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Drive from Port of Genoa to La Rochelle
32h 32m€211–351Train via Paris
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma TerminiIc
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
38h 10m€168–494Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle701
40h 3m€111–313Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)CIY - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
10h 4m€115–364Fly Palermo Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)PMO - LRH
9h 10m€164–475Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)CIY - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
10h 6m€197–349Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)CTA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
12h 37m€85–220Fly Palermo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)PMO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
8h 47m€90–237Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)CTA - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
9h 52m€128–399Fly Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)PMO - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
10h 5m€135–391Train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma TerminiIc
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Bordeaux St Jean
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La RochelleTer
40h 44m€127–469Bus via Marseille
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
41h 38m€120–308
Sicily to La Rochelle by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €75 - €320 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs €75 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at La Rochelle via Palermo, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Sicily to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Palermo Notarbartolo and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 10m.
The distance between Sicily and La Rochelle is 1930 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle without a car is to train via Paris which takes 38h 10m and costs €160 - €500.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Sicily to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Sicily to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Palermo Centrale station.
The best way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle is to train via Paris which takes 38h 10m and costs €160 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €320 and takes 40h 3m, you could also fly, which costs €160 - €480 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Palermo Notarbartolo to La Rochelle Ville via Palermo Centrale, Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 38h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to La Rochelle via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Bordeaux in around 40h 3m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Palermo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Linate, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
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
- €14–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
Train from Marseille St Charles to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Sicily to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Sicily to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Roma Termini station.
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