There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Lorient by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorienttrain Tgv
8h 18m€158–411Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Parisbus FlixBus 099 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 27m€73–134Drive 947 km
- Drive from Basel to Lorientcar 947 km
10h 4m€167–241Fly Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BSL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
6h 59m€92–296Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lorienttrain 061B
9h 35m€167–490Train #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lorienttrain Tgv
9h 51m€233–422Fly Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BSL - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
9h 5m€171–358Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
7h 14m€95–374Fly Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BSL - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
10h 36m€143–363Fly Basel to Lorient South Brittany Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT)plane BSL - LRT
10h 38m€80–301Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
10h 2m€147–462
Basel to Lorient by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Lorient is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Lorient is to fly and train which takes 6h 59m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Lorient station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Basel Euroairport FR and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Lorient. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Lorient via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Gare de l'Est and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
The distance between Basel and Lorient is 1113 km. The road distance is 947 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Lorient without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 18m and costs €150 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Basel to Lorient, including transfers.
Basel to Lorient bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Lorient train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from St Louis station.
The best way to get from Basel to Lorient is to train via Paris which takes 8h 18m and costs €150 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 17h 27m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €310 and takes 10h 38m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Lorient, France?
You can take a train from St Louis to Lorient via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 8h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Paris, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 17h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Basel to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- apg-airlines.com
Flights from Basel to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Basel to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Basel to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Nice, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Basel to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Munich, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–900
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Basel to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Lorient bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Basel to Lorient train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Lorient is 947 km. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Basel to Lorient.
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