There are 9 ways to get from Galway to Lorient by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, 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.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
10h 18m€111–319Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NOC - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
12h 53m€102–424Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Cork Portcar
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorientcar
20h 45m€179–210Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SNN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
11h 42m€142–394Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane SNN - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
23h 12m€145–521Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lorienttrain
11h 50m€180–427Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane SNN - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
12h 28m€138–494Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Andersn's Quaybus 251
- Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCFbus 960
- Take the train from Quimper to Lorienttrain Ter
26h 31mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Andersn's Quaybus 251
- Take the ferry from Cork to Roscoffferry
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCFbus 936
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échangesbus 615
26h 57m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Lorient is to bus and fly and train which costs €110 - €320 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Lorient is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 18m and costs €110 - €320.
The distance between Galway and Lorient is 1187 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Lorient without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 26h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Galway to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 3:11 PM in Galway and 4:11 PM in Lorient.
There are 1429+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Lorient, France?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Lorient. However, you can take the bus to Airport Zone 13, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) 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 Galway to Lorient via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 20h 45m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Birmingham, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Liverpool, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Birmingham, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Liverpool, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Quimper to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Quimper to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échanges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Cork to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Cork to Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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