There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Lorient by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Fly Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
7h 55m€85–285Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Cork Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorientcar
20h 50m€125–259Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Lorientbus
3d 22h€137–512Fly Dublin Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane DUB - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
7h 34m€152–372Fly Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane DUB - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
8h 16m€140–357Fly 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
12h 47m€145–409Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain Tgv
27h 2mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain Ter
- Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain C12
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain Tgv
27h 37m€158–724
Ireland to Lorient by tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Lorient is to fly and train which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Lorient is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs €150 - €380.
The distance between Ireland and Lorient is 996 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Lorient without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 22h and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Ireland to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 4:19 PM in Ireland and 5:19 PM in Lorient.
There are 1201+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Ireland and Lorient, France?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Lorient via Dublin, Rădăuți, Gent Zuid perron 8, Gent Dampoort, Ghent Dampoort, and Lille in around 3d 22h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- 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
- €60–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
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
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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 Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–180
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- 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
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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