There are 7 ways to get from Lorient to Limerick by train, plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane NTE - SNN
9h 46m€106–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lorient to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerickcar
17h 48mTrain to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NTE - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
13h 58m€151–389Train 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 Limerick Junctiontrain
10h 15m€118–385Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
13h 23m€153–309Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane RNS - SNN
18h 54m€132–388Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BES - SNN
10h 40m€127–420
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €110 - €390 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 9h 46m and costs €100 - €380.
The distance between Lorient and Limerick is 1034 km.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Lorient to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 10:27 PM in Lorient and 9:27 PM in Limerick.
There are 134+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lorient to Limerick. However, 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 Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the line 51 bus to Limerick Colbert Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lorient to Limerick via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 17h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
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
- Estimated price
- €100–210
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 Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
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
- €22–30
- 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 Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- 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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