There are 9 ways to get from Lorient to Cork by car, car ferry, train, plane, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Lorient to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
16h 32mTrain to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Cork Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NTE - ORK
10h 39m€109–378Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain Ter
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
19h 48mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Gare d'échanges to Gare SNCFbus 615
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCFbus 936
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
21h 41mTrain to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
9h 31m€160–358Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
10h 19m€140–289Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
10h 5m€121–397Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NTE - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
15h 15m€143–400Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CDG - ORK
9h 4m€148–386
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Cork is to train and fly which costs €120 - €400 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Cork is to train and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs €140 - €390.
The distance between Lorient and Cork is 629 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Cork without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 19h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Lorient to Cork, including transfers.
Cork is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 10:23 AM in Lorient and 9:23 AM in Cork.
There are 279+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Cork, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lorient to Cork. However, you can drive to Port de Roscoff, take the car ferry to Cork Port, then drive to Cork. Alternatively, you can take the train to Nantes, walk to Gare Sud, take the bus to Aéroport, walk to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) airport, fly to Cork Airport (ORK), walk to Cork Airport, then take the line 225 bus to Eglinton Street.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–36
- 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
- €22–29
- 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 Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare d'échanges to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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