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 Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
9h 27m€103–278Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorientcar
18h 31m€94–229Fly Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane ORK - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
9h 44m€144–405Fly Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORK - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
10h 58m€152–410Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- 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 9m€108–305Fly 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 Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Lorienttrain
9h 15m€164–466Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SNN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
12h 1m€103–307Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane KIR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
11h 52m€111–395Car 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 35m€157–344Car 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
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Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Lorient is to car ferry and drive which costs €90 - €230 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Lorient is to fly and train which takes 9h 15m and costs €160 - €470.
The distance between Cork and Lorient is 928 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Lorient without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 22h 35m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Cork to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 3:51 AM in Cork and 4:51 AM in Lorient.
There are 1467+ 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Gare Sud, walk to Nantes, 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 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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 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 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
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 Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- 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 Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- 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
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station 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 SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échanges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 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
- €70–190
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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