There are 9 ways to get from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle by plane, train, 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 to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LED - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
16h 40m€224–614Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LED - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
16h 55m€163–419Train, bus via Brest
- Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Magdeburgbus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d€650–993Bus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Magdeburgbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 3h€265–469Drive 3,195.3 km
- Drive from Saint Petersburg to La Rochellecar 3,195.3 km
32h 19m€510–737Fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LED - LRH
16h 9m€264–704Train, bus
- Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Berlin Hauptbahnhofbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 5h€480–833Bus via Tallinn
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Bussijaambus 960
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
2d 8h€276–458Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elblągbus 900 / ...
- Take the bus from Elblag, Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 13h€315–518
Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle by train, bus, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €160 - €420 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle is to fly which takes 16h 9m and costs €260 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle station. However, there are services departing from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal and arriving at La Rochelle - Bus Station via Rīga, Magdeburg central bus station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Saint Petersburg and La Rochelle is 2870 km. The road distance is 3195.3 km.
The best way to get from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus via Brest which takes 2 days 0h and costs €650 - €1000.
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle is to bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs €260 - €470. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €260 - €750 and takes 16h 9m.
Saint Petersburg to La Rochelle bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Riga Central Bus Station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Saint Petersburg. It is currently 10:16 PM in Saint Petersburg and 9:16 PM in La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Saint Petersburg, Russia and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to La Rochelle - Bus Station via Rīga, Magdeburg central bus station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 2d 3h. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Istanbul, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Istanbul, Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Belgrade, Split
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
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 Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–142
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €80–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €142
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €260–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €160–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–75
Train from Vitebsky Railway Terminal to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €160–220
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brest Bus station to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €218
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.com.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- Markatek
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Elblag, Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elbląg
- Phone
- 8 800 770 00 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SKSauto
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Bussijaam
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- [email protected]
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ru
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