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Compare train and coach for Pau to La Rochelle
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Pau to La Rochelle among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £33 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 5h 19m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £33, while a train costs an average of £60.
Distance: 325 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£60 Average Price | £33 Average Price Cheapest | £103 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 19m Average total duration Fastest 4h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 38m Average total duration 5h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 48m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Pau to La Rochelle:
A coach is £27 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Pau to La Rochelle costing on average £60.
Other travel options to La Rochelle take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 38m.
Tickets start at around £60 compared to roughly £103 in fuel and tolls — a saving of about £43. The journey takes 4h 49m versus 3h 48m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can work, read, or sleep along the way rather than spending the time behind the wheel. You'll also save the hassle of parking at the other end.
Driving is worth it if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group, or want to stop somewhere en route.
Travel optionsfrom Pau to La Rochelle
How to get to La Rochelle from Pau by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Pau to La Rochelle is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 8617 · 403119:357h39Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)3:14La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin£201One-way1 change
Cheapest
- 8617 · 403119:357h39Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)3:14La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin£201One-way1 change
Fastest
8584+D15 (864816)17:254h59Pau station22:24La Rochelle station£671One-way1 change
Other options
- D52 (867241)+8534+D15 (864806)8:247h03Pau station15:27La Rochelle station£751One-way2 changes
14143 · 3858+L51 (866474)13:546h30Pau station20:24La Rochelle station£801One-way2 changes- L52 (867249)+8544+D15 (864818)15:146h23Pau station21:37La Rochelle station£811One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus8:508h15Pau, Lycée St John Perse17:05La Rochelle, Jean Moulin£321One-way1 change- FlixBus · FlixBus9:4010h30Pau, Lycée St John Perse20:10La Rochelle, Jean Moulin£401One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Pau to La Rochelle:
A coach is £27 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Pau to La Rochelle costing on average £60.
Other travel options to La Rochelle take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 38m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Pau and La Rochelle as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Pau station and arrive in La Rochelle station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Pau, Lycée St John Perse and arrive in La Rochelle, Jean Moulin.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to La Rochelle by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | Intercités, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to La Rochelle by train.
- 2 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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