There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to La Rochelle by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane SOF - LRH
9h 37m€70–250Bus, train via Milan
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano P.Garibalditrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
31h 51m€395–650Drive 2,362.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to La Rochellecar 2,362.8 km
24h 6m€363–524Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SOF - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 23m€114–282Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SOF - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 22m€125–319Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallienibus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
32h 5mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
35h 20m€301–607Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Nis to Chambérybus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to La Rochellebus
2d€332–390Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to La Rochellecar
28h 10m€449–650
Sofia to La Rochelle by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 37m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at La Rochelle via Autobuska stanica, Nis and Chambéry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Sofia and La Rochelle is 2001 km. The road distance is 2362.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and train via Milan which takes 31h 51m and costs €390 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Sofia to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Sofia to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
The best way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 37m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €330 - €390 and takes 2 days 0h.
Sofia to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:51 AM in Sofia and 10:51 AM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to La Rochelle via Autobuska stanica, Nis, and Chambéry in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallieni
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Nis to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–254
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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