There are 3 ways to get from Lorient to Cornwall by car, car ferry, train, bus, or car train
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 Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Cornwall
9h 16m£86–130Train, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Plzeň
- Take the bus from Plzeň CAN to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bodmin Parkway
2d 3h£236–489Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lorient to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cornwall
12h 33m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Cornwall is to drive and car ferry which costs £85 - £130 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Cornwall is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h 16m and costs £85 - £130.
The distance between Lorient and Cornwall is 239 miles.
The best way to get from Lorient to Cornwall without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs £230 - £490.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Lorient to Cornwall, including transfers.
Cornwall is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 5:07 AM in Lorient and 4:07 AM in Cornwall.
There are 3139+ hotels available in Cornwall.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Cornwall, England?
There is no direct connection from Lorient to Cornwall. However, you can drive to Port de Roscoff, take the car ferry to Plymouth, then drive to Cornwall. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lorient to Roundabout via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Plzeň, Plzeň CAN, Birmingham, Birmingham New Street, Bodmin Parkway, and Bodmin Parkway Station in around 2d 3h.
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- 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 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Plzeň CAN to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–50
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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