There are 5 ways to get from Johannesburg to La Rochelle by plane, train, or bus
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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane JNB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
17h 56m€328–992Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane JNB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
17h 56m€347–937Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane JNB - RNS
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
19h 58m€487–1,703Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane JNB - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
16h 33m€456–1,045Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane JNB - LRH
18h 40m€398–1,232
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Johannesburg to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €340 - €950 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Johannesburg to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 16h 33m and costs €450 - €1100.
The distance between Johannesburg and La Rochelle is 8650 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Johannesburg to La Rochelle, including transfers.
There are 2473+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Johannesburg, South Africa and La Rochelle, France?
Swiss, easyJet, and Lufthansa fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Zurich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Munich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
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