There are 13 ways to get from Sofia to La Rochelle by plane, train, bus, car, night train, 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SOF - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 20m€106–338Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane SOF - LRH
21h 52m€79–353Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
31h 41m€325–475Drive 2,363.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to La Rochellecar 2,363.7 km
24h 7m€378–546Fly 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
12h 8m€108–349Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane SOF - RNS
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
14h 32m€183–408Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane SOF - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 54m€174–383Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane SOF - BVA
- Take the train from Beauvais to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 15m€133–427Bus via Paris
- 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 32mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
39h 42m€424–618Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paris - Oberkampfbus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
43hBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes to La Rochellebus 701
2d 2h€248–380Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to La Rochellecar
28h 10m€467–671
Sofia to La Rochelle by bus, train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which costs €75 - €360 and takes 21h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 10h 54m and costs €170 - €390.
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, Gallieni, Pyrénées - Docteur Netter and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 32m.
The distance between Sofia and La Rochelle is 2224 km. The road distance is 2363.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 31h 41m and costs €320 - €480.
It takes approximately 11h 20m 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.
The best way to get from Sofia to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 21h 52m and costs €75 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs and takes 34h 32m.
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 12:56 AM in Sofia and 11:56 PM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Austrian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Gallieni, Pyrénées - Docteur Netter, Gare de Bercy, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 34h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Vienna, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
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 Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Beauvais to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €37–40
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- €20–26
- 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
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- resavareisendoo@gmail.com
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paris - Oberkampf
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
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