Getting there & away
Land
Bus
From the bus station (place de Verdun), Océcars (05 46 00 95 15) runs services to regional destinations.
Eurolines ticketing is handled by Citram Littoral (05 46 50 53 57; 30 cours des Dames; closed Sat afternoon, Mon morning & Sun).
Car
Inexpensive car rental companies close to the train station include ADA (05 46 41 02 17; 19 av du Général de Gaulle) and Rent A Car Système (05 46 27 27 27; 27 av du Général de Gaulle).
Train
The train station (08 36 35 35 35) is linked by TGV to Paris’ Gare Montparnasse (€57.60, three hours, five or six direct daily). Other destinations served by regular direct trains include Nantes (€22.30, two hours), Poitiers (€19.30, 1½ hours) and Bordeaux (€23.80, two hours).
Air
La Rochelle Airport (05 46 42 30 26; www.larochelle.aeroport.fr in French), north of the city centre off the N237, has flights to destinations throughout France as well as London Stansted (with Ryanair) and Southampton and Birmingham (with Flybe) in the UK.
La Rochelle
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