There are 7 ways to get from Málaga to La Rochelle by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- 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 1m€78–283Train
- 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 4m€218–536Bus
- Take the bus from Malaga to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1158
21h 45m€130–200Drive 1,367.4 km
- Drive from Málaga to La Rochellecar 1,367.4 km
13h 54m€259–374Fly Málaga Airport 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 Rochelle Villetrain
7h 42m€87–298Train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GRX - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 17m€112–380Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SVQ - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 16m€129–368
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 €130 - €200 and takes 21h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to La Rochelle is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs €85 - €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 4m.
The distance between Málaga and La Rochelle is 1177 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 4m and costs €210 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 1m 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 train which takes 17h 4m and costs €210 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €200 and takes 21h 45m.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and La Rochelle, France?
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 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Malaga to La Rochelle 6 times a week. Tickets cost €130–200 and the journey takes 21h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Seville Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Seville Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Seville Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Seville Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Seville Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Iryo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact 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
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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
- €35–60
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact 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
- €60–95
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- 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
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- €130–200
- 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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