Travel to La Rochelle
Every way to reach La Rochelle: 2 modes compared, with fares.
La Rochelle is reachable from 44 places across 7 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 10 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 2h 49m door to door. The nearest origin is 28 km away.
How people reach La Rochelle
Every mode that actually calls at La Rochelle, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 28 | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 1,719 km | 9 |
| Ferry | 58 | €11.88 | 2h 49m | 536 km | 1 |
- 44Places you can arrive from
- 44Places you can leave for
- 7Countries
- 10Operators
La Rochelle sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Looking for somewhere to stay in La Rochelle?
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 20 | 23% | Rochefort, 28 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 50 | 58% | Vannes, 206 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 14 | 16% | Marseille, 606 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 2% | Marrakesh, 1719 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into La Rochelle that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 49 | 57% |
| United Kingdom | 27 | 31% |
| Belgium | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| Ireland | 2 | 2% |
| Morocco | 2 | 2% |
| Portugal | 2 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in La Rochelle
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
La Rochelle
- Marans
- La Rochelle Ville
- gare de La Rochelle
- Place de Verdun
- Gare Routière Collège Marc Chagall
- LRH
- Les Minimes
- Embarcadère Vieux-Port
Landing at LRH after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from LRH into La Rochelle
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into La Rochelle
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niort to La Rochelle ferry | €11.88 | 3h 41m | 56 km |
| Rochefort to La Rochelle ferry | €11.88 | 2h 49m | 28 km |
| Nantes to La Rochelle ferry | €12.44 | 5h 27m | 121 km |
| Bordeaux to La Rochelle ferry | €15.19 | 6h 35m | 154 km |
| La Teste-de-Buch to La Rochelle ferry | €16.84 | 6h 53m | 170 km |
| Vannes to La Rochelle ferry | €19.59 | 8h 53m | 206 km |
| Lorient to La Rochelle ferry | €21.78 | 9h 41m | 244 km |
| St-Malo to La Rochelle ferry | €22.88 | 11h 23m | 284 km |
| Bayonne to La Rochelle ferry | €25.63 | 11h 16m | 298 km |
| Anglet to La Rochelle ferry | €25.63 | 11h 6m | 299 km |
| Lannion to La Rochelle ferry | €26.19 | 13h 20m | 334 km |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair to La Rochelle ferry | €28.38 | 13h 7m | 345 km |
| Brest to La Rochelle ferry | €28.94 | 12h 24m | 353 km |
| Cherbourg to La Rochelle ferry | €30.58 | 14h 29m | 388 km |
| Poitiers to La Rochelle flight | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 124 km |
| Le Havre to La Rochelle ferry | €34.99 | 14h 32m | 382 km |
We cannot promise Marans still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in La Rochelle
Most of the points near Marans open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to La Rochelle
Common questions about Travel to La Rochelle
How can I get to La Rochelle?
La Rochelle is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 44 places, across 7 countries, on services run by 10 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to La Rochelle?
The cheapest way into La Rochelle is by ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 44 origins we sell into La Rochelle over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to La Rochelle?
The fastest journey into La Rochelle is by ferry, at 2h 49m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 28 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does La Rochelle have?
La Rochelle has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Marans, La Rochelle Ville, gare de La Rochelle. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to La Rochelle from within 200 km?
20 of the routes we sell into La Rochelle start within 200 km. The nearest is Rochefort, 28 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from La Rochelle in France?
La Rochelle connects to 44 places on our network across 7 countries, the furthest of them 1,719 km away in a straight line. France routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in France
The wider region
Being on the water gives La Rochelle a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Anything to book in La Rochelle before you go?
Day trips that leave La Rochelle in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.
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