There are 13 ways to get from Tampere to La Rochelle by train, plane, bus, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
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Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HEL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
13h€135–368Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kehl train stationbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d€312–539Drive 4,022.8 km
- Drive from Tampere to La Rochellecar 4,022.8 km
42h 14m€746–1,077Train to Turku Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Tampere to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane TKU - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
14h 15m€186–454Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HEL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
14h 3m€145–403Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HEL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 18m€193–411Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane TMP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
13h 10m€236–772Train, ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane TLL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
16h 26mFly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane TMP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
13h 57m€236–878Train, bus
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N71 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 4h€275–512Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Tampere to Helsinki Kamppibus Ob3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 10h€237–375Bus
- Take the bus from 3 to 30-35bus Ob3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to La Rochellebus
2d 12h€227–424Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Tampere to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to La Rochellecar
47h 16m€791–1,141
Tampere to La Rochelle by train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle is to train and fly which costs €130 - €370 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 12h 18m and costs €190 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampere to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Tampere and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Helsinki, Bus Station, Hamburg - Bus Station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Tampere and La Rochelle is 2618 km. The road distance is 4022.8 km.
The best way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 2 days 0h and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Tampere to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Tampere to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Onni Bus, depart from Tampere station.
Tampere to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Onni Bus, arrive at Helsinki Kamppi station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Tampere. It is currently 9:54 AM in Tampere and 8:54 AM in La Rochelle.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampere to La Rochelle is 4023 km. It takes approximately 42h 14m to drive from Tampere to La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Tampere to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Helsinki Kamppi, Helsinki, Bus Station, Hamburg - Bus Station, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Riga, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Malaga, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tampere to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Tampere to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/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 Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–70
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–170
- 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
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–200
- 1st Class
- €180–240
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €75–100
- 1st Class
- €100–140
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kehl train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from 3 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Tampere to Helsinki Kamppi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 3 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- 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
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (03) 584 2683
- Website
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
Bus from 3 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Schedules at
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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