There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to La Rochelle by night train, train, bus, car, or plane
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Night train, train
best- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Strasbourg to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
10h 27m€185–540Bus via Tours
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Tours Parking Peupliersbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
- Take the bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 25m€61–89Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus N746 / ...
17h 20m€70–120Drive 868 km
- Drive from Zurich to La Rochellecar 868 km
10h 31m€149–215Fly Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ZRH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
8h 10m€119–294Fly Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ZRH - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
8h 49m€124–289Train to Basel, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
8h 13m€99–314Train to Basel, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BSL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
9h 4m€79–339Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
9h 11m€138–433Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
10h 7m€157–365Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SXB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelletrain
10h 6m€133–398
Zurich to La Rochelle by night train and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to La Rochelle is to bus via Tours which costs €60 - €90 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 8h 10m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at La Rochelle via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 27m.
The distance between Zurich and La Rochelle is 1185 km. The road distance is 868 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rochelle without a car is to night train and train which takes 10h 27m and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Zurich to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Zurich to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to La Rochelle train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
Zurich to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to La Rochelle via Bordeaux in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €256–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- 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 Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 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 Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- Rail 1st Class
- €28–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Tours Parking Peupliers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to La Rochelle train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Offenburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to La Rochelle is 868 km. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Zurich to La Rochelle.
Book your Zurich to La Rochelle bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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