There are 10 ways to get from Carmarthen to Lorient by car, car ferry, train, bus, car train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Carmarthen to Poole
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Lorient
12h 33m€125–341Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rose and Crown to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals508
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lorient
24h 7m€58–189Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Fratton
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the train from St Malo to RennesTer
- Take the train from Rennes to LorientTer
19h 46m€165–282Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Carmarthen to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lorient
12h 1mTrain, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Take the bus from Le Havre - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Take the train from Rennes to LorientTer
22h 39m€129–511Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
12h 46m€126–280Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Bridgend
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)CWL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
12h 35m€149–292Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
12h 40m€134–398Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Jersey Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Jersey Airport (JER)BRS - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granville
- Take the train from Granville to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorient
13h 59m€159–523Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Carmarthen to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
12h 27m€137–397
Carmarthen to Lorient by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carmarthen to Lorient is to bus which costs €55 - €190 and takes 24h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Carmarthen to Lorient is to train and fly which takes 12h 27m and costs €130 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Carmarthen to Lorient. However, there are services departing from Rose and Crown and arriving at Lorient via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 7m.
The distance between Carmarthen and Lorient is 699 km.
The best way to get from Carmarthen to Lorient without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 19h 46m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Carmarthen to Lorient, including transfers.
Carmarthen to Lorient bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Rose and Crown station.
Carmarthen to Lorient bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Carmarthen. It is currently 1:11 PM in Carmarthen and 2:11 PM in Lorient.
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What companies run services between Carmarthen, Wales and Lorient, France?
You can take a bus from Rose and Crown to Lorient via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 24h 7m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- blueislands.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Carmarthen to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Carmarthen to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Carmarthen to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Carmarthen to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Fratton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Carmarthen to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Carmarthen to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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 Malo to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- 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
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–140
- 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 St Malo to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rose and Crown to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Le Havre - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €60–90
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
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