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Compare bus, train, and flight for Lyon to La Rochelle
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Lyon to La Rochelle among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €32. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 18m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €32, and a train costs an average of €68.
Distance: 289 miles (466 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight | Driving |
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€122 Average price | €60 Average price Cheapest | €108 Average price | €126 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 58m Average total duration 5h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 49m Average total duration 10h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 18m Average total duration Fastest 1h 18m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 6h 42m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to La Rochelle:
A bus is €48 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon to La Rochelle costing on average €108.
A bus is €63 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to La Rochelle costing on average €122.
Other travel options to La Rochelle take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 28m.
Bus takes on average 10h 19m.
Travel optionsfrom Lyon to La Rochelle
How to get from Lyon to La Rochelle by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lyon to La Rochelle is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
94742 · 540271:30 AM13h30Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)3:00 PMLa Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin€521One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 94742 · 540271:30 AM13h30Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)3:00 PMLa Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin€521One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- 5376 · 5224 · 83779:30 AM5h52Lyon Part Dieu3:22 PMLa Rochelle station€1631One-way2 transfers
Other options
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38336:30 AM7h01Lyon Part Dieu1:31 PMLa Rochelle station€931One-way1 transfer - 5354+383510:30 AM7h16Lyon Part Dieu5:46 PMLa Rochelle station€1151One-way1 transfer
- 5354+3835+
F15 (864020)10:30 AM8h04Lyon Part Dieu6:34 PMLa Rochelle Porte Dauphine€1171One-way2 transfers
- 94766 · 509275:20 PM14h10Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)7:30 AMLa Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin€521One-way1 transfer
- 746310:10 PM10h25Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)8:35 AMLa Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin€701One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:30 AM16h25Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)2:55 AMLa Rochelle, Jean Moulin€781One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to La Rochelle:
A bus is €48 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon to La Rochelle costing on average €108.
A bus is €63 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to La Rochelle costing on average €122.
Other travel options to La Rochelle take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 28m.
Bus takes on average 10h 19m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 7 buses per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lyon and La Rochelle as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in La Rochelle Ile de Re Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Lyon Part Dieu and arrive in La Rochelle station.
- Buses mostly depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to La Rochelle by train.
- Travel with easyJet to go to La Rochelle by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to La Rochelle by bus.
- 1 direct flights per day with easyJet.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
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