There are 11 ways to get from Plymouth to Île de Ré by train (Eurostar, TGV), car ferry, car, bus, car train, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
14h 23m€398–763Car ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Rennes to La Rochellebus
18h 10m€94–491Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to La Flottecar
14h 27m€105–483Bus
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
22h 37m€137–272Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plymouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Flottecar
12h 9m€315–410Train, drive
- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Le Manstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonnetrain Tgv
- Drive from Les Sables D'olonne to Île de Récar
14h 43m€342–656Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane NQY - LRH
24h 1m€165–407Train to Bristol Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BRS - LRH
6h 55m€142–401Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LGW - LRH
9h 18m€194–543Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 5m€174–358Train to Exeter, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane EXT - LRH
20h 16m€162–248
Plymouth to Île de Ré by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plymouth to Île de Ré is to car ferry and train and bus which costs €90 - €500 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Plymouth to Île de Ré is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs €140 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Plymouth station to Île de Ré. However, there are services departing from Plymouth Coach Station and arriving at Sablanceaux via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Gare routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Plymouth to Île de Ré. However, there are services departing from Plymouth and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Marne La Vallee Chessy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Plymouth and Île de Ré is 1587 km.
The best way to get from Plymouth to Île de Ré without a car is to train which takes 14h 23m and costs €390 - €800.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Plymouth to Île de Ré, including transfers.
Plymouth to Île de Ré bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Plymouth Coach Station.
Plymouth to Île de Ré train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Plymouth station.
The best way to get from Plymouth to Île de Ré is to train which takes 14h 23m and costs €390 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €280 and takes 22h 37m.
What companies run services between Plymouth, England and Île de Ré, France?
You can take a train from Plymouth to Sablanceaux via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Marne La Vallee Chessy, La Rochelle Ville, and Gare routière in around 14h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Sablanceaux via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, La Rochelle - Bus Station, and Gare routière in around 22h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Newcastle, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Jersey, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
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More Questions & Answers
Plymouth to Île de Ré bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Île de Ré is 1h ahead of Plymouth. It is currently 9:18 AM in Plymouth and 10:18 AM in Île de Ré.
Plymouth to Île de Ré train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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