Airport

Aéroport de La Rochelle/ Île-de-Ré (LRH), 6 km (4 miles) northwest of the Gare de La Rochelle and the city center (map), serves flights by easyJet, flybe, Hop!, and Ryanair from Ajaccio, Brussels, Lyon, numerous airports in the UK and Ireland, Portugal and Switzerland.

The airport is very near the mainland end of the 3-km (2-mile) toll bridge that connects Île-de-Ré to the mainland. More...

Train

The Gare de La Rochelle SNCF serves fast TGV trains as well as regional TER Poitou-Charentes trains.

The fast trains cover the distance between Paris and La Rochelle in about 3.5 hours; to or from Bordeaux in 2.5 hours. Regional TER Poitou-Charentes trains also connect La Rochelle to Nantes, Poitiers and other destinations in the region.

Regional Bus

Les Mouettes is the Keolis-operated regional bus network linking La Rochellewith Île-de-Ré, Île d'Oléron, Rochefort, Saintes, Surgères and other towns in the Charente-Maritime département. More...

City Bus

La Rochelle's public transport system is called Yélo, which is also the color (yellow) of the vehicles: buses, boats, shared bicycles and cars. More...

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