There are 11 ways to get from Vienna to La Rochelle by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car train
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Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane VIE - LRH
8h 21m€84–435Train via Munich
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
17h 8m€200–497Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 17m€101–252Drive 1,543.7 km
- Drive from Vienna to La Rochellecar 1,543.7 km
17h 16m€249–360Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane VIE - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 44m€86–312Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane VIE - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 42m€92–272Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane VIE - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 16m€129–360Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane VIE - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
12h 17m€143–524Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
17h 50m€149–543Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Nantesbus 1923
- Take the bus from Nantes to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1136 / ...
28h 15m€86–114Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to La Rochellecar
17h 3m€308–439
Vienna to La Rochelle by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €85 - €120 and takes 28h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €80 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at La Rochelle via Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via München Hbf, Strasbourg and Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 8m.
The distance between Vienna and La Rochelle is 1381 km. The road distance is 1543.7 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to La Rochelle without a car is to train via Munich which takes 17h 8m and costs €200 - €500.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Vienna to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Vienna to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to La Rochelle train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €80 - €440. Alternatively, you can train via Munich, which costs €200 - €500 and takes 17h 8m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 26h 17m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and easyJet fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to La Rochelle Ville via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Poitiers in around 17h 8m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €60–95
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
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 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
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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vienna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Vienna to La Rochelle train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to La Rochelle is 1544 km. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Vienna to La Rochelle.
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