There are 5 ways to get from Limerick to Lorient by plane, train, car, car 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 Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SNN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
10h 27m€97–370Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane KIR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
10h 45m€76–224Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Cork Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorientcar
19h 42m€125–243Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
9h 23m€90–278Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORK - BES
- Take the bus from Brest to Lorientbus
13h 35m€153–375
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Lorient is to bus and fly and train which costs €75 - €230 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Lorient is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 23m and costs €90 - €280.
The distance between Limerick and Lorient is 1037 km.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Limerick to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 6:27 PM in Limerick and 7:27 PM in Lorient.
There are 1575+ hotels available in Lorient.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Lorient, France?
There is no direct connection from Limerick to Lorient. However, you can take the line 343 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) 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 Limerick to Lorient via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 19h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- 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
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
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 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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