There are 11 ways to get from Limerick to Lorient by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
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 Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
9h 47m€91–268Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Cork Port
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lorient
19h 45mFly Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)SNN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
10h 46m€108–290Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)ORK - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
11h 24m€115–280Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)KIR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
12h 14m€127–234Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Lorient
11h 13m€159–436Fly Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)SNN - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorient
10h 3m€129–412Fly Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)SNN - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorient
11h 15m€111–441Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Anderson's Quay251
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the train from Morlaix to BrestTer
- Take the train from Brest to LorientTer
24h 26mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Anderson's Quay251
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF936
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échanges615
25h 9mBus, car ferry via Limerick Colbert Station
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Cork Bus Station51
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF936
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échanges615
25h 49m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Lorient is to fly and train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Lorient is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 47m and costs €90 - €270.
The distance between Limerick and Lorient is 1176 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Lorient without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 24h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Limerick to Lorient, including transfers.
Lorient is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 12:03 PM in Limerick and 1:03 PM in Lorient.
There are 33+ 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 bus to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) 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 45m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Birmingham, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Cork Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
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
- €30–40
- 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
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- 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 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 Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Morlaix to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport 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/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Cork Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Cork Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare d'échanges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- 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
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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