There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to La Rochelle by plane, bus, train, train (TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane OTP - LRH
9h 14m€96–324Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane OTP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 40m€93–251Bus, train via Cologne
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
31h 56m€378–593Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Marne-la-Vallée Chessytrain
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
43h 15m€462–836Drive 2,562.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to La Rochellecar 2,562.1 km
28h 1m€399–576Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane OTP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 58m€108–306Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane OTP - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 2m€206–414Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
46h 37m€200–284Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Nantesbus 1923
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
47h 36m€248–409Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain Intercités / ...
2d 6h€287–485
Bucharest to La Rochelle by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €90 - €260 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs €95 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Budapest-Keleti, Wien HBF, Bruxelles Midi and Marne La Vallee Chessy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 15m.
The distance between Bucharest and La Rochelle is 2151 km. The road distance is 2562.1 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and train via Cologne which takes 31h 56m and costs €370 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Bucharest to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Bucharest to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
Bucharest to La Rochelle train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs €95 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €460 - €850 and takes 43h 15m, you could also bus via Montpellier, which costs €200 - €290 and takes 46h 37m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to La Rochelle Ville via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Wien HBF, Bruxelles-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Marne La Vallee Chessy in around 43h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–430
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €141
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–390
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Montpellier station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:54 PM in Bucharest and 12:54 PM in La Rochelle.
Bucharest to La Rochelle train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to La Rochelle is 2562 km. It takes approximately 28h 1m to drive from Bucharest to La Rochelle.
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