There are 11 ways to get from Lorient to Basel by train (TGV), bus, train, car, 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
7h 30mCHF 180–340Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lorient to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N702 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N199
16h 50mCHF 68–121Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
12h 10mCHF 199–538Drive 948.3 km
- Drive from Lorient to Baselcar 948.3 km
10h 4mCHF 151–218Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
6h 13mCHF 92–258Train
- Take the train from Lorient to Strasbourgtrain 061B
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
8h 25mCHF 168–388Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Basel (BSL)plane RNS - BSL
23h 40mCHF 153–357Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Basel (BSL)plane BES - BSL
8h 34mCHF 151–363Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
7h 6mCHF 95–367Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BES - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
9h 43mCHF 199–438Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
9h 52mCHF 133–429
Lorient to Basel by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 65 - SFr 130 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Basel is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lorient to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Basel SBB via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lorient to Basel. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Basel Sbb via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Lorient and Basel is 1061 km. The road distance is 948.3 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Basel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 30m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Lorient to Basel, including transfers.
Lorient to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lorient station.
Lorient to Basel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lorient station.
The best way to get from Lorient to Basel is to train via Paris which takes 7h 30m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 130 and takes 16h 50m.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Basel, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Lorient to Basel Sbb via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lorient to Basel SBB via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 16h 50m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–470
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–480
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Basel via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–470
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Zurich Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–280
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–65
- 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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–50
- 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 Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- 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 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–470
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lorient to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Lorient to Basel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorient to Basel is 948 km. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Lorient to Basel.
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