There are 12 ways to get from Somerset to La Rochelle by taxi, train, car, car ferry, bus, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Somerset to Yeovil Junction
- Take the train from Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
11h 16m€241–711Bus, train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5 to Bristol Airport Bus Station
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochelle
20h 12m€78–306Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Somerset to Poole
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to La Rochelle
12h€113–327Bus
- Take the bus from Verriers to Hammersmith Bus StationSf1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
22hBus, train
- Take the bus from Verriers to Hammersmith Bus StationSf1
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle VilleTgv
11h 27mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Somerset to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochelle
10h 49mBus to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5 to Bristol Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)BRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
8h 36m€88–223Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5 to Bristol Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
9h 23m€96–223Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the bus from Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5 to Bristol Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)BRS - LRH
4h 46m€110–306Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Taunton to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
11h 4m€128–382Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Taunton to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle
10h 49m€141–385Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Taunton to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
12h 7m€130–362
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Somerset to La Rochelle is to bus and fly and train which costs €85 - €230 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Somerset to La Rochelle is to bus and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Somerset to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Verriers and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Hammersmith Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h.
The distance between Somerset and La Rochelle is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Somerset to La Rochelle without a car is to taxi and train which takes 11h 16m and costs €240 - €750.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Somerset to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Somerset to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Berrys Coaches, depart from Verriers station.
Somerset to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Berrys Coaches, arrive at Hammersmith Bus Station.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Somerset. It is currently 5:22 AM in Somerset and 6:22 AM in La Rochelle.
There are 2375+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Somerset, England and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Verriers to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Hammersmith Bus Station, Sloane Square Station / Lower Sloane Street, London Victoria, Paris, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 22h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Taunton to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Taunton to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5 to Bristol Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bridgwater Huntworth Lane M5 to Bristol Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/south-west
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01823 331 356
- info@berryscoaches.co.uk
- Website
- berryscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Verriers to Hammersmith Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.berryscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Nicks Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7721 607250
- Website
- nickstaxi.webs.com
Broadway Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1278 422 442
Angel Cabs
- Phone
- +44 1278 429 988
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