There are 12 ways to get from Sicily to La Rochelle by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane PMO - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
9h 20m€62–242Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to La Rochellecar
32h 38m€211–371Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Savonatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Savona to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus 404
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
34h 49m€182–552Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus 701
40h 35m€121–343Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane CIY - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
13h 29m€126–429Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CIY - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 11m€197–349Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane CTA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
8h 24m€79–340Fly Palermo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane PMO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
8h 47m€96–252Fly Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane PMO - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 4m€130–381Car ferry, bus, train via Chambéry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain Ter
37h 51m€155–521Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain Ter
41h 9m€122–326Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
42h 55m€105–306
Sicily to La Rochelle by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €60 - €250 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 8h 24m and costs €75 - €340.
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 35m.
The distance between Sicily and La Rochelle is 1602 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 49m and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 20m 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 bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
There are 2400+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
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 35m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
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
- €80–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- 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
- €220–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Savona to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- 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
- €50–75
- 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
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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