There are 7 ways to get from Cowes to Lorient by ferry, car ferry, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, car ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Ryde Hoverport to Southsea Hoverportferry
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the train from St Malo to Rennestrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain Ter / ...
15h 5mFerry, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Red Jet Ferry Terminal to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LGW - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
10h 9mFerry, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Ryde Hoverport to Southsea Hoverportferry
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaireferry
- Take the bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare Routièrebus 507
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
16h 37mFerry, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Red Jet Ferry Terminal to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
9h 53mFerry to Southampton Airport, fly to Jersey Airport, ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Red Jet Ferry Terminal to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane SOU - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
11h 47mFerry, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Red Jet Ferry Terminal to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
9h 34mFerry to Southampton Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Red Jet Ferry Terminal to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane SOU - GCI
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the train from St Malo to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
14h 16m
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cowes and Lorient is 571 km.
The best way to get from Cowes to Lorient without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 15h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Cowes to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Cowes. It is currently 5:00 AM in Cowes and 6:00 AM in Lorient.
There are 1609+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Cowes, England and Lorient, France?
There is no direct connection from Cowes to Lorient. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Transport Interchange, walk to Ryde Hoverport, take the ferry to Southsea Hoverport, take the taxi to Portsmouth International Port, take the car ferry to St Malo Ferry Port, walk to St Malo, take the train to Rennes, then take the train to Lorient. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal, walk to Red Jet Terminal, take the bus to Central Station, walk to Southampton Central, take the train to Clapham Junction, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), walk to Aéroport, take the line 16 bus to Kennedy Gares, walk to Brest, then take the train to Lorient.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–440
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from St Malo to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- southwesttrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southwesttrains.co.uk
- Website
- ter.sncf.com
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ter.sncf.com
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Website
- traveline.info
Ferry from Ryde Hoverport to Southsea Hoverport
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Website
- traveline.info
Ferry from Red Jet Ferry Terminal to Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaire
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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