There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela by train, plane, bus, train (Renfe), or car
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Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BOD - SCQ
9h 36m€134–400Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane NTE - OPO
- Take the bus from Maia, Porto to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus
10h 1m€79–375Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santiago de Compostelabus FlixBus 783
17h 32m€101–154Train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
18h 9m€272–479Drive 1,071.8 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostelacar 1,071.8 km
10h 44m€176–254Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane NTE - SCQ
9h 46m€110–486Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to A Coruña Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane NTE - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostelatrain
11h 45m€142–482Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BOD - OPO
- Take the bus from Maia, Porto to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus
10h 50m€98–329Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BIO - SCQ
11h 43m€151–441Bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Vitoriabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus ALSA - Ba-Gi-St
20h 5m€104–164
La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela is to train and fly which takes 9h 36m and costs €130 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Santiago de Compostela via Gare Saint-Jean and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Santiago De Compostela via Bordeaux St Jean, Narbonne, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 9m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Santiago de Compostela is 872 km. The road distance is 1071.8 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela without a car is to bus which takes 17h 32m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which takes 17h 32m and costs €100 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €270 - €480 and takes 18h 9m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Santiago de Compostela, Spain?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Santiago de Compostela via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, Gare Saint-Jean, Meca, and Bordeaux in around 17h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a train from La Rochelle Ville to Santiago De Compostela via Bordeaux St Jean, Narbonne, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 18h 9m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–80
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 La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Vitoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Maia, Porto to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Maia, Porto to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bordeaux St Jean station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela is 1072 km. It takes approximately 10h 44m to drive from La Rochelle to Santiago de Compostela.
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