There are 13 ways to get from Helsinki to La Rochelle by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane HEL - LRH
9h 13m€155–447Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane TLL - LRH
19h 31m€111–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
40h 4m€385–996Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
47h 16m€457–1,025Drive 4,142.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to La Rochellecar 4,142.5 km
43h 19m€765–1,104Fly Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HEL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 5m€132–387Fly Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HEL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 46m€185–442Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane TLL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
13h 33m€168–354Fly Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HEL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 27m€183–450Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to La Rochellebus
47h 30m€240–404Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d€299–535Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Esttrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 1h€382–699Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to La Rochellecar
2d 5h€740–1,185
Helsinki to La Rochelle by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to La Rochelle is to ferry and fly which costs €110 - €370 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs €150 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at La Rochelle via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 30m.
The distance between Helsinki and La Rochelle is 2347 km. The road distance is 4142.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to La Rochelle without a car is to bus and train which takes 40h 4m and costs €380 - €1000.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Helsinki to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Helsinki to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs €150 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €410 and takes 47h 30m.
Helsinki to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 11:38 AM in Helsinki and 10:38 AM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair, Finnair, and easyJet fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to La Rochelle via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris in around 47h 30m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to La Rochelle is 4143 km. It takes approximately 43h 19m to drive from Helsinki to La Rochelle.
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