There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Lorient by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lorienttrain Tgv
8h 3m€194–341Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rennesbus N215
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
17h 5m€97–147Drive 1,021.6 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Lorientcar 1,021.6 km
9h 50m€163–236Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
7h 13m€101–356Train via Pont-à-Mousson
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lorraine TGVtrain
- Take the train from Lorraine TGV to Lorienttrain
9h€187–331Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
8h 22m€154–381Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane STR - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
10h 17m€231–545Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane FRA - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
10h 3m€214–501Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Lorient South Brittany Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT)plane SXB - LRT
12h 31m€107–389Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane CDG - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
9h 4m€265–593
Karlsruhe to Lorient by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Lorient is to bus which costs €95 - €150 and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Lorient is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Lorient station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Rennes - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Lorient. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lorient via Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Lorient is 1106 km. The road distance is 1021.6 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Lorient without a car is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs €190 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Karlsruhe to Lorient, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Lorient bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Lorient train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Lorient is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs €190 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 17h 5m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Lorient, France?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Lorient via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Strasbourg in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Rennes and Rennes - Bus Station in around 17h 5m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–480
- Website
- apg-airlines.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Milan Malpensa, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Nice, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Brest Bretagne Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lorraine TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorraine TGV to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Lorraine TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Lorient bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rennes station.
Karlsruhe to Lorient train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Lorient is 1022 km. It takes approximately 9h 50m to drive from Karlsruhe to Lorient.
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