There are 12 ways to get from Lorient to Athens by train, plane, car ferry, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RNS - ATH
10h 38m€186–378Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NTE - ATH
8h 45m€115–361Train, car ferry, bus via Lagny-sur-Marne
- Take the train from Lorient to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
38h 13m€356–768Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
39h 43mDrive 3,262.7 km
- Drive from Lorient to Athenscar 3,262.7 km
32h 41m€578–834Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lorient to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CDG - ATH
10h 13m€153–341Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORY - ATH
9h 46m€144–461Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BES - ATH
9h 36m€153–373Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
40h 1m€351–747Bus
- Take the bus from Lorient to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Stationbus
45h 2mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
2d 12h€198–293Drive, car train
- Drive from Lorient to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
32h 39m€545–1,650
Lorient to Athens by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Athens is to train and fly which costs €110 - €370 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Lorient to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris Gare de Lyon and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 2m.
The distance between Lorient and Athens is 2578 km. The road distance is 3262.7 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Athens without a car is to train and car ferry and bus via Lagny-sur-Marne which takes 38h 13m and costs €350 - €800.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Lorient to Athens, including transfers.
Lorient to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lorient station.
Lorient to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Lorient. It is currently 7:34 AM in Lorient and 8:34 AM in Athens.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorient to Athens is 3263 km. It takes approximately 32h 41m to drive from Lorient to Athens.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Lorient to Athens Larissis Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 45h 2m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- 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
- €23–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €180–240
- 1st Class
- €230–290
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from München Hbf to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +49 179 8464672
- fadilitours@outlook.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from München Hbf to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 324 464
- fershped@msn.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from München Hbf to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://facebook.com/FershpedKS
- Phone
- +383 45 984 518
- kujtimibus@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from München Hbf to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/kujtimibus/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Peje to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lorient to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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