There are 6 ways to get from Málaga to La Rochelle by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train
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 La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane AGP - LRH
8h 16m€63–283Train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
17h 31m€217–544Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1158
21h 45m€120–190Drive 1,367.4 km
- Drive from Málaga to La Rochellecar 1,367.4 km
13h 54m€223–322Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane AGP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
7h 44m€92–298Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane AGP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 26m€73–273
Málaga to La Rochelle by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €120 - €190 and takes 21h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 7h 44m and costs €90 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Malaga and arriving at La Rochelle. Services depart six times a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 21h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Málaga to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Malaga Maria Zambrano and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Narbonne and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 31m.
The distance between Málaga and La Rochelle is 1104 km. The road distance is 1367.4 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 17h 31m and costs €210 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Málaga to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Málaga to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malaga station.
Málaga to La Rochelle train services, operated by iryo, depart from Malaga Maria Zambrano station.
The best way to get from Málaga to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs €60 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €550 and takes 17h 31m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €190 and takes 21h 45m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and La Rochelle, France?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and easyJet fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to La Rochelle Ville via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Narbonne, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 17h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Málaga Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malaga to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Málaga to La Rochelle bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at La Rochelle station.
Málaga to La Rochelle train services, operated by iryo, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Málaga to La Rochelle is 1367 km. It takes approximately 13h 54m to drive from Málaga to La Rochelle.
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