By car - easy motorway access
Whether you're coming from the north or the south the A10 motorway (autoroute) passes by Saintes. Take the Saintes exit 35 direction Marennes / Ile d'Oleron on the D 728. Once arrived at the roundabout of Saint Just turn right.
Saintes - Saint Just: 35 km
Be aware: radarcontrol 70 km/h - on the D728 near La Clisse
Distances from the major Channel ports
- Saint Malo - 379 km / 04h35
- Caen - 507 km / 05h40
- Le Havre - 569 km / 05h51
- Roscoff - 515 km / 06h10
- Cherbourg - 542 km / 06h10
- Dieppe - 638 km / 06h20
- Boulogne - 758 km / 07h25
- Calais - 790 km / 07h40
- Dunkerque - 798 km / 07h55
By plane - 'lowcost' flights
More and more of our holidaymakers are taking advantage of super low-cost flights to airports within easy travelling distance.
Car-hire is available at all airports.
Direct low-cost flights to La Rochelle (62 km / 50 min)
- Ryanair from Londres (Stansted) and Dublin.
- FlyBe from Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester.
- EasyJet from Bristol.
Direct low-cost flights to Bordeaux (160 km / 1h50)
- BmiBaby from Manchester and Birmingham
- FlyBe from Southampton
- EasyJet from London (Luton) and Bristol
Direct low-cost flights to Nantes (197 km / 2h20)
- FlyBe from Southampton
- Ryanair from London (Stansted), East Midlands, Dublin and Shannon
By train
TGV Paris - La Rochelle
TGV from Paris direct to La Rochelle.
Best travelling time : 02h49
Shuttle bus: La Rochelle to Marennes (bus line 7).
Car hire is available at/near La Rochelle station.