There are 7 ways to get from Lorient to Alderney by train, ferry, bus, car ferry, 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, ferry
best- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain Ter
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain K2+ / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
9h 31m$157–316Bus, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lorient to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
12h 22m$154–305Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Général Leclerc to Gare SNCFbus 617
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus 620
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Dielette to Alderneyferry
10h 51mTrain, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
11h 6m$180–383Train, ferry to Jersey Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Granvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane JER - ACI
11h 25m$307–706Train, car ferry to Guernsey Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane GCI - ACI
11h 25m$191–484Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane RNS - ACI
21h 17m$154–830
Jersey Airport (JER) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Alderney is to train and ferry which costs $150 - $320 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Alderney is to train and ferry which takes 9h 31m and costs $150 - $320.
The distance between Lorient and Alderney is 525 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Alderney without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 31m and costs $150 - $320.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Lorient to Alderney, including transfers.
Alderney is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 12:43 PM in Lorient and 11:43 AM in Alderney.
There are 20+ hotels available in Alderney.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Alderney, Guernsey?
There is no direct connection from Lorient to Alderney. However, you can take the train to Rennes, take the train to Lison, take the train to Cherbourg, walk to Port Of Cherbourg, then take the ferry to Alderney. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Général Leclerc to Alderney via Gare SNCF, Rennes-Gare Routiere, Cherbourg-Gare, LES PIEUX Place de la Lande, and Dielette in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–460
Flights from Jersey Airport to Alderney Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–550
Flights from Jersey Airport to Alderney Airport via London Gatwick, Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Alderney Airport via London Gatwick, Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Alderney Airport via Dublin, Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Alderney Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Alderney Airport via Dublin, Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Alderney Airport via Manchester, Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- 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 Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- 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 Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- 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 Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- 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 St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- 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 Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Général Leclerc to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $82
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Dielette to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- manche-iles.com
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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