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Back to apartment            St Martin is about 20Km from La Rochelle airport and 25Km from the train station. By air:    See La Rochelle Destinations and Flycheapo.com Most flights, except Stansted,  operate only in the summer. Note that routes and summer start & stop dates can change; so do check with the airline for up-to-date information. Some routes stop in September; again check with the airline.         From UK: Birmingham to La Rochelle - Flybe (19 May to 12 Sep) Bristol to La Rochelle  - EasyJet (19 May to 12 Sep) Edinburgh to La Rochelle - Jet2 (24 May to 5 Sep) Glasgow to La Rochelle - Flybe (30 Mar to 30 Oct) Leeds Bradford to La Rochelle - Jet2 (17 May to 26 Sep) London Gatwick to La Rochelle - EasyJet (21 Jul to 6 Sep) London Stansted to La Rochelle  - Ryanair (most of year) Manchester to La Rochelle - Flybe (30 Mar to 30 Oct) Southampton to La Rochelle - Flybe (30 Mar to 30 Oct)            From Ireland: Cork to La Rochelle - Aer Arann (22 May to 4 Sep) Dublin to La Rochelle - Ryanair (31 Mar to 30 Oct)                    From Europe: Brussels to La Rochelle - Ryanair (29 Mar to 29 Oct) Oslo to La Rochelle - Ryanair (2 Apr to 29 Oct)   See car rental links for booking car hire in advance at La Rochelle airport.  Unfortunately, there is no bus service from La Rochelle airport to Ile de Ré.  Rental cars are available. Taxis are  sometimes limited, so best to book in advance. Personal pickup can be arranged on request. Airports at Poitiers/Bordeaux/Nantes/Bergerac are also within driving distance  (2-3 hours).   By rail:    Train (SNCF) from Paris (Montparnasse station) to La Rochelle takes approximately 3 hours.   By bus:   Les Mouettes provides a regular bus service from the train station at La Rochelle to Ile de Ré, takes about an hour.  The bus stop in St Martin is only a short walk from the apartment.   By road:  Follow routes to La Rochelle (direction Bordeaux), then well sign posted route to Ile de Ré, via the toll bridge (toll 9€ winter, 16.50€ Jun to Sep).   Approx time & distance Caen - 5h (460Kms) Calais - 7h15 (715Kms) Paris - 4h75 (488Kms) Cherbourg - 5h45 (505Kms) St Malo - 4h15 (335Kms)                                               AA advice for driving in France     AA Compulsory Equipment by Country      Route planning                                                         Road works, etc

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