There are 3 ways to get from Cornwall to Lorient by car, car ferry, train, bus, or car train
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 Cornwall to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorient
12h 4m€61–439Train, bus
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Plzeň CAN
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to LorientTgv
2d 3h€375–807Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cornwall to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lorient
12h 32m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Lorient is to drive and car ferry which costs €60 - €440 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Lorient is to drive and car ferry which takes 12h 4m and costs €60 - €440.
The distance between Cornwall and Lorient is 383 km.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Lorient without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs €370 - €850.
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Cornwall to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Cornwall. It is currently 4:34 AM in Cornwall and 5:34 AM in Lorient.
There are 1297+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Lorient, France?
There is no direct connection from Cornwall to Lorient. However, you can drive to Plymouth, take the car ferry to Port de Roscoff, then drive to Lorient. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roundabout to Lorient via Bodmin Parkway Station, Bodmin Parkway, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Plzeň CAN, Plzeň, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 2d 3h.
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–460
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Plzeň CAN
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Plzeň to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–95
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
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