There are 13 ways to get from Torquay to La Rochelle by car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Torquay to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to La Rochellecar
12h 24m€123–340Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Great Western Road to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
23h 50m€104–218Train
- Take the train from Paignton to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 34m€294–635Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Paignton to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochellebus
20h 33m€141–314Train, car ferry, bus via Bath
- Take the train from Paignton to Bath Spatrain
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochellebus
20h 52m€150–313Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Torquay to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochellecar
11h 34mTrain to Exeter, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Paignton to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EXT - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 10m€141–444Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 33m€126–379Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane STN - LRH
8h 40m€187–615Train to Exeter, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Paignton to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane EXT - LRH
20h 8m€138–532Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
11h 16m€173–420Train to Bristol Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BRS - LRH
6h 44m€141–472Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Newton Abbot to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
12h 38m€175–425
Torquay to La Rochelle by train, foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Torquay to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €100 - €220 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Torquay to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €140 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Torquay to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Great Western Road and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 50m.
The distance between Torquay and La Rochelle is 719 km.
The best way to get from Torquay to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 34m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Torquay to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Torquay to La Rochelle bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Great Western Road station.
The best way to get from Torquay to La Rochelle is to train which takes 13h 34m and costs €290 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 23h 50m.
Torquay to La Rochelle bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Torquay. It is currently 7:02 AM in Torquay and 8:02 AM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Torquay, England and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Paignton to La Rochelle Ville via Exeter St Davids, London Waterloo, Trafalgar Square, St Pancras International Station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Great Western Road to La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 23h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Newcastle, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Exeter to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Paignton to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Salisbury to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Paignton to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newton Abbot to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newton Abbot to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newton Abbot to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Paignton to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newton Abbot to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- 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
- €130–230
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- 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
- €26–70
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Great Western Road to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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