There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Lorient by plane, train, car, car ferry, ferry, 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.
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 34m€88–275Fly Dublin Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT)plane DUB - LRT
10h 44m€81–230Drive, 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 54m€141–269Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Lorientbus
24h 45m€202–453Fly 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€147–352Fly 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€152–404Ferry, 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 5mFerry, 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 38m€154–735
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 €85 - €280 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Lorient is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs €85 - €280.
The distance between Ireland and Lorient is 996 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Lorient without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 24h 45m and costs €200 - €460.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Ireland to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 4:39 PM in Ireland and 5:39 PM in Lorient.
There are 1156+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Ireland and Lorient, France?
Aer Lingus, APG Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- apg-airlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via London Stansted, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- 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 Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- 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
- €45–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
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
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
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
- €28–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- 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
- €30–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €75–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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
- €85–550
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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