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
12h 42m€117–375Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Stationtrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
44h 59m€233–663Drive 4,021.8 km
- Drive from Tampere to La Rochellecar 4,021.8 km
42h 13m€733–1,059Train 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
13h 40m€143–395Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane HEL - LRH
10h 18m€135–478Train 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 18m€117–429Train 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 11m€155–443Fly 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 16m€230–771Train, ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Stationtrain
- 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 42m€127–464Train, bus
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Stationtrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 3h€165–471Bus
- Take the bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35bus Ob3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Poitiersbus
- Take the bus from Poitiers to La Rochellebus 723
2d 5h€145–347Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Stationtrain R
- 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 9h€153–385Drive, 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€740–1,082
Tampere to La Rochelle by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €140 - €350 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 10h 18m and costs €130 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampere to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 and arriving at La Rochelle via Helsinki, Bus Station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris and Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Tampere and La Rochelle is 2618 km. The road distance is 4021.8 km.
The best way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 44h 59m and costs €230 - €700.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Tampere to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Tampere to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Onni Bus, depart from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 station.
Tampere to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Onni Bus, arrive at Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35 station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Tampere. It is currently 4:41 AM in Tampere and 3:41 AM in La Rochelle.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampere to La Rochelle is 4022 km. It takes approximately 42h 13m to drive from Tampere to La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to La Rochelle via Helsinki, Bus Station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris, and Poitiers in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
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
- €210–850
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
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
- €210–850
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
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
- €100–490
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- 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
- €150–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–130
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Turku Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- 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
- €210–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- 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
- €320–1,300
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tampere to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Tampere to Helsinki Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- 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
- €15–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 2 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Poitiers to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- (03) 584 2683
- Website
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
Bus from Tampereen Linja-autoasema, 3 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Schedules at
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
- 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
- €40–100
- 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
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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