There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to La Rochelle by plane, bus, train, night 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 39m€70–240Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Gallienibus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
34h 25mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
45h 43m€338–528Drive 2,362.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to La Rochellecar 2,362.4 km
24h 7m€373–539Fly 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 37m€103–274Fly 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 Rochelletrain
11h 29m€129–286Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
35h 1m€264–650Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station 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 28m€311–592Bus via Chambéry
- 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€311–385Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to La Rochellecar
28h 10m€464–657
Sofia Airport (SOF) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Porte de Bagnolet - Louis Ganne, Gare de Lyon - Diderot and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 43m.
The distance between Sofia and La Rochelle is 2001 km. The road distance is 2362.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle without a car is to bus which takes 34h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Sofia to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Sofia to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to La Rochelle train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs €70 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 34h 25m.
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 Sofia Central Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni, Porte de Bagnolet - Louis Ganne, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 34h 25m.
- 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
- €70–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/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
- +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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Karlsruhe Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- 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
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- 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
- €240–260
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:16 AM in Sofia and 11:16 PM in La Rochelle.
Sofia to La Rochelle train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to La Rochelle is 2362 km. It takes approximately 24h 7m to drive from Sofia to La Rochelle.
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