There are 10 ways to get from Modena to La Rochelle by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
13h 46m€217–436Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane VCE - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 23m€85–317Bus
- Take the bus from Modena - Autostazione to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to La Rochellebus 701
21h 25m€110–168Drive 1,131.6 km
- Drive from Modena to La Rochellecar 1,131.6 km
12h 56m€208–300Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BLQ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 7m€105–265Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Villetrain Tgv
14h 20m€235–375Bus #2
- Take the bus from Modena Terminal Gottardi to Milan Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
21h 25m€98–170Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BLQ - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 51m€121–350Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MXP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 48m€100–313Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane MXP - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
10h 8m€106–288
Modena to La Rochelle by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Modena to La Rochelle is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to La Rochelle is to train and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Modena - Autostazione and arriving at La Rochelle via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Modena to La Rochelle. However, there are services departing from Modena and arriving at La Rochelle Ville via Bologna Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Quai de la Gare and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
The distance between Modena and La Rochelle is 1573 km. The road distance is 1131.6 km.
The best way to get from Modena to La Rochelle without a car is to train which takes 13h 46m and costs €210 - €440.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Modena to La Rochelle, including transfers.
Modena to La Rochelle bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, depart from Modena - Autostazione station.
Modena to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Modena to La Rochelle is to train which takes 13h 46m and costs €210 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €170 and takes 21h 25m.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and La Rochelle, France?
You can take a train from Modena to La Rochelle Ville via Bologna Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 13h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modena - Autostazione to La Rochelle via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Bordeaux in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €14–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- [email protected]
- Website
- TTI Leonettibus SRL
Bus from Modena - Autostazione to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- TTI Leonettibus SRL
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Modena Terminal Gottardi to Milan Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Modena to La Rochelle bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Modena to La Rochelle train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modena to La Rochelle is 1132 km. It takes approximately 12h 56m to drive from Modena to La Rochelle.
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