There are 12 ways to get from Lorient to Edinburgh by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car ferry, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 15m£317–548Fly Lorient South Brittany Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LRT - EDI
17h 41m£75–203Bus, train via Lille
- Take the bus from Lorient to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
21h 27m£154–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lorient to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
16h 31m£169–537Bus to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Lorient to Brestbus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BES - EDI
8h 49m£114–295Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
27h 34m£204–412Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lorient to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
15h 16m£304–402Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NTE - EDI
6h 49m£78–226Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RNS - EDI
8h 33m£149–346Bus to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Lorient to Brestbus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BES - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 5m£120–310Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NTE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 31m£84–251Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGVtrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CDG - EDI
8h 32m£154–356
Lorient to Edinburgh by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £75 - £230 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs £75 - £230.
No, there is no direct train from Lorient to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Lorient and Edinburgh is 1012 miles.
The best way to get from Lorient to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 11h 15m and costs £310 - £550.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Lorient to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Lorient to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lorient station.
The best way to get from Lorient to Edinburgh is to train which takes 11h 15m and costs £310 - £550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £210 and takes 17h 41m.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 7:43 PM in Lorient and 6:43 PM in Edinburgh.
Lorient to Edinburgh train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Lorient to Edinburgh Waverley via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 11h 15m. Alternatively, APG Airlines, Ryanair, and easyJet fly from Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Lorient South Brittany Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toulouse, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Lorient South Brittany Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- 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
- £26–55
- 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
- £24–55
- 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 Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lorient to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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