There are 11 ways to get from Tampere to La Rochelle by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car 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 Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane TMP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
15h 6m€120–360Fly Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane TMP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
15h€110–396Train, bus
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N71 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 2h€355–565Drive 4,022.7 km
- Drive from Tampere to La Rochellecar 4,022.7 km
42h 13m€762–1,100Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HEL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 25m€174–434Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HEL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
13h 34m€185–489Train to Helsinki Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HEL - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain
12h 17m€213–462Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 3h€345–555Bus
- Take the bus from 2 to 30-35bus Ob3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to La Rochellebus
2d 4h€297–490Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
2d 7h€412–756Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Tampere to Halmstadcar
- Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to La Rochellecar
2d 2h€760–1,108
Tampere to La Rochelle by train, tram, bus, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle is to fly and train which costs €120 - €360 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 12h 17m and costs €210 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampere to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from 2 and arriving at La Rochelle via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Tampere and La Rochelle is 2460 km. The road distance is 4022.7 km.
The best way to get from Tampere to La Rochelle without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Tampere to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Tampere to La Rochelle bus services, operated by OnniBus, depart from 2 station.
Tampere to La Rochelle bus services, operated by OnniBus, arrive at 30-35 station.
La Rochelle is 1h behind Tampere. It is currently 10:06 AM in Tampere and 9:06 AM in La Rochelle.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampere to La Rochelle is 4023 km. It takes approximately 42h 13m to drive from Tampere to La Rochelle.
What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a bus from 2 to La Rochelle via 30-35, Kampintori, Länsiterminaali 2, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Paris in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Helsinki Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Helsinki Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Helsinki Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Helsinki Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–450
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Helsinki Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Helsinki Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Helsinki Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Riga, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Helsinki Airport, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Riga, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Helsinki Airport, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Helsinki Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Helsinki Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
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 Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 2 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 (03) 584 2683
- Website
- Valkeakosken Liikenne
Bus from 2 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Valkeakosken Liikenne
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
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