There are 10 ways to get from Limerick to La Rochelle by car, car ferry, bus, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Limerick to Cork Portcar
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to La Rochellecar
22h 48m€179–303Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane KIR - LRH
18h€56–192Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Limerick to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
30h 49mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Red Cow Luasbus 300
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to La Rochellebus
31h 12mFly Shannon Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane SNN - LRH
7h 22m€86–333Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane DUB - LRH
6h 53m€79–286Bus to Cork Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane ORK - LRH
6h€73–298Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 23m€99–278Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ORK - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 26m€115–295Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 19m€111–273
Kerry Airport (KIR) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to La Rochelle is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to La Rochelle is to bus and fly which takes 6h and costs €70 - €300.
The distance between Limerick and La Rochelle is 1016 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to La Rochelle without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 30h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 22h 48m to get from Limerick to La Rochelle, including transfers.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 7:09 PM in Limerick and 8:09 PM in La Rochelle.
There are 3028+ hotels available in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair flies from Shannon Airport (SNN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Kerry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Luton, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Cork Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Limerick to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €17–25
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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