There are 9 ways to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 14m€137–293Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Airport to Orléansbus N179
- Take the bus from Orléans to La Rochellebus 723
16h 35m€87–149Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane CGN - LRH
10h 36mTrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
9h 25m€234–472Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
7h 28m€131–311Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to La Rochelle Villetrain
5h 56m€220–461Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane DUS - LRH
11h 3m€95–390Train, bus
- Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain Re
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guilleminstrain S43
- Take the bus from Liège to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
17h 52mDrive 968.9 km
- Drive from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochellecar 968.9 km
9h 9m€150–217
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 5h 56m and costs €220 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf Airport and arriving at La Rochelle via Orléans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from D-Flughafen Terminal S and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Düsseldorf Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) and La Rochelle is 950 km. The road distance is 968.9 km.
The best way to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs €230 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf Airport station.
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs €230 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €390 and takes 11h 3m.
What companies run services between Dusseldorf Airport (DUS), Germany and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from D-Flughafen Terminal S to La Rochelle Ville via Düsseldorf Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Düsseldorf Airport to La Rochelle via Orléans in around 16h 35m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Zurich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Frankfurt, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
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 Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 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 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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Neuss Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- 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
- €150–270
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- 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
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Düsseldorf Airport to Orléans
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Orléans to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Liège to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Orléans station.
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle is 969 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle.
Book your Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) to La Rochelle bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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