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Compare coach and train for Tours to La Rochelle
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Tours to La Rochelle among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £8. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 26m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £8, and a train costs an average of £27.
Distance: 194 km
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£34 Average Price | £15 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 56m Average total duration Fastest 2h 26m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 9m Average total duration 3h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Travel optionsfrom Tours to La Rochelle
How to get to La Rochelle from Tours by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Tours to La Rochelle is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus14:554h20Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson19:15La Rochelle, Jean Moulin£141One-way0 changes
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FlixBus14:554h20Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson19:15La Rochelle, Jean Moulin£141One-way0 changes
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839320:012h23Tours station22:24La Rochelle station£471One-way1 change
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L15 (864758)5:595h18Tours station11:17La Rochelle Porte Dauphine£311One-way2 changes
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L14 (863465)16:373h04Tours station19:41La Rochelle station£411One-way1 change
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L14 (863467)17:423h08Tours station20:50La Rochelle station£411One-way1 change
95927 · 510270:457h35Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson8:20La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin£681One-way1 change
3173 · 403119:058h09Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson3:14La Rochelle, P+R Jean Moulin£771One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Tours to La Rochelle:
A coach is £19 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Tours to La Rochelle costing on average £34.
Other travel options to La Rochelle take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 39m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Tours and La Rochelle as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Tours station and arrive in La Rochelle station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Tours, Parking Bus des Peupliers. 170 and arrive in La Rochelle, Jean Moulin.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to La Rochelle by coach.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to La Rochelle by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
- 0 direct trains per day with SNCF | TGV INOUI.
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