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Compare coach and train for La Rochelle to Orléans
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from La Rochelle to Orléans among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £18 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 4h 6m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, while a train costs an average of £53.
Distance: 301 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£18 Average Price Cheapest | £53 Average Price |
5h 17m Average total duration 4h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 6m Average total duration Fastest 3h 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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This is compared to other travel options from La Rochelle to Orléans:
A coach is £35 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from La Rochelle to Orléans costing on average £53.
Other travel options to Orléans take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 17m.
Travel optionsfrom La Rochelle to Orléans
How to get to Orléans from La Rochelle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from La Rochelle to Orléans is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus9:556h05La Rochelle, Jean Moulin16:00Orléans, Arrêt de tram Libération£171One-way0 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus9:556h05La Rochelle, Jean Moulin16:00Orléans, Arrêt de tram Libération£171One-way0 changes
Fastest
8362+
8600048:483h33La Rochelle station12:21Gare d'Orléans£581One-way1 change
Other options
L14 (863452)+
8340+
8602229:195h59La Rochelle station15:18Gare d'Orléans£631One-way2 changes
3854 · 4406+
86027412:106h06La Rochelle station18:16Gare d'Orléans£711One-way2 changes
860014+
385616:276h58La Rochelle station23:25Gare d'Orléans£751One-way1 change
51028 · 450521:309h44La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin7:14Orléans, Avenue Georges Pompidou£271One-way1 change
4031 · 508193:1510h20La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin13:35Orléans, Avenue Georges Pompidou£971One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from La Rochelle to Orléans:
A coach is £35 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from La Rochelle to Orléans costing on average £53.
Other travel options to Orléans take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 17m.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between La Rochelle and Orléans as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from La Rochelle station and arrive in Gare d'Orléans.
- Coaches mostly depart from La Rochelle, Jean Moulin and arrive in Orléans, Arrêt de tram Libération.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187 to go to Orléans by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, SNCF | Autocar, BlaBlaCar to go to Orléans by coach.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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