There are 10 ways to get from Zwickau to La Rochelle by train (TGV), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
15h 50m€288–505Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane PRG - LRH
18h 1m€110–383Train, bus
- Take the train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Chemnitz Hbftrain Rb
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
19h 43m€187–296Drive 1,359.2 km
- Drive from Zwickau to La Rochellecar 1,359.2 km
12h 58m€257–371Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
16h 47m€274–470Bus
- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus 321
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 109
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
20h 50m€118–192Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 11m€291–378Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane PRG - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 37m€129–348Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane PRG - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
13h 16m€135–333Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BER - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 50m€141–377
Zwickau to La Rochelle by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €110 - €200 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 11h 50m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg and Poitiers. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
The distance between Zwickau and La Rochelle is 1624 km. The road distance is 1359.2 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 15h 50m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Zwickau to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Zwickau to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to La Rochelle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to La Rochelle is to train which takes 15h 50m and costs €280 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 20h 50m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to La Rochelle Ville via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Poitiers in around 15h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 20h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €101
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Zwickau to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Zwickau to La Rochelle train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to La Rochelle is 1359 km. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Zwickau to La Rochelle.
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