There are 10 ways to get from Cork to Lorient by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane ORK - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
10h 53m€147–464Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
10h 34m€96–290Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorientcar
18h 27m€119–229Fly Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORK - BES
- Take the bus from Brest to Lorientbus
12h 4m€144–382Fly Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
9h 56m€101–272Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane KIR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
11h 27m€124–250Fly Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORK - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lorienttrain
9h 11m€184–495Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Bresttrain Ter
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain Ter
22h 30m€147–293Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCFbus 960
- Take the train from Quimper to Lorienttrain Ter
23h 31mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCFbus 936
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échangesbus 615
23h 43m
Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Lorient is to car ferry and drive which costs €110 - €230 and takes 18h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Lorient is to fly and train which takes 9h 11m and costs €180 - €500.
The distance between Cork and Lorient is 837 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Lorient without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 22h 30m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Cork to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 4:58 PM in Cork and 5:58 PM in Lorient.
There are 1769+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Lorient, France?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Lorient. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, walk to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, take the subway to Gares, walk to Rennes, then take the train to Lorient. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Lorient via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 18h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Quimper to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échanges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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