There are 12 ways to get from Istanbul to Lorient by bus, plane, train, night train, car, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)IST - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorient
11h 37m€169–700Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rennes Place de la Gare
- Take the train from Rennes to LorientTgv
2d 12h€135–221Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Ost to Paris l'EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to LorientTgv
39h 58m€209–551Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to LorientTgv
2d 2h€247–554Drive 3,144.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Lorient3,144.8 km
30h 15m€480–693Bus to Istanbul, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)IST - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorient
12h 53m€218–479Bus to Istanbul, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)IST - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
11h 4m€145–388Bus to Istanbul, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)IST - CDG
- Take the train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Lorient
12h€193–476Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)SAW - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
11h 29m€177–499Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station
45h 20m€140–339Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to LorientTgv
2d 12h€158–275Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Lorient
30h 49m€492–1,584
Istanbul to Lorient by bus, train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lorient is to train and bus which costs €130 - €230 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lorient is to bus and fly and train which takes 11h 4m and costs €140 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Lorient station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Munich - Bus Station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Lorient. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Lorient via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Meidling, Gare de l'Est and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Istanbul and Lorient is 2740 km. The road distance is 3144.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Lorient without a car is to bus and train via Munich which takes 39h 58m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Istanbul to Lorient, including transfers.
Istanbul to Lorient bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Lorient train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Lorient bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lorient, France?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Munich - Bus Station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 45h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Istanbul to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Istanbul to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Istanbul to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Brest Bretagne Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Istanbul to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- 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
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- €150–220
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from München Ost to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
Train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €170–200
- Seating Carriage
- €90–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Rennes Place de la Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lorient is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:46 AM in Istanbul and 11:46 PM in Lorient.
Istanbul to Lorient train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Lorient is 3145 km. It takes approximately 30h 15m to drive from Istanbul to Lorient.
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