There are 13 ways to get from Plymouth to La Rochelle by train (Eurostar, TGV), car ferry, car, bus, car train, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
10h 37m€338–636Car 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
17h 11m€89–488Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to La Rochellecar
14h 13m€104–483Bus
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
22h 24m€134–275Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plymouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to La Rochellecar
11h 55m€316–411Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
17h 17m€130–567Train 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 40m€139–420Train 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
10h€171–357Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Partrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane NQY - LRH
24h 31m€172–429Train, 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 4m€192–543Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane STN - LRH
8h 46m€174–498Train 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 20m€159–245Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Plymouth to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
11h 24m€204–455
Plymouth to La Rochelle by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plymouth to La Rochelle is to car ferry and train and bus which costs €85 - €490 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Plymouth to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €130 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Plymouth station to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Plymouth Coach Station and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Plymouth to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Plymouth and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Plymouth and La Rochelle is 1283 km.
The best way to get from Plymouth to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Plymouth to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Plymouth to La Rochelle bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Plymouth Coach Station.
Plymouth to La Rochelle train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Plymouth station.
The best way to get from Plymouth to La Rochelle is to train which takes 10h 37m and costs €330 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €280 and takes 22h 24m.
What companies run services between Plymouth, England and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Plymouth to La Rochelle Ville via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plymouth Coach Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 22h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
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 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 Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Newcastle, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Jersey, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- 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
- €160–420
Flights from London Stansted Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Exeter to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- 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
- €110–230
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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 London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 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 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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Par
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €35–390
- 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
- €35–390
- 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
- €35–390
- 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 La Rochelle bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
La Rochelle is 1h ahead of Plymouth. It is currently 11:00 AM in Plymouth and 12:00 PM in La Rochelle.
Plymouth to La Rochelle train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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