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
10h 3m€102–311Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 Colbertbus
10h 35m€77–227Drive, 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 45m€130–259Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
9h 4m€87–272Bus to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the bus from Lorient to Brestbus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BES - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
12h 41m€157–392Train 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
15h 37m€143–490Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lorient to Quimpertrain Ter
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Quai d'Auxerrebus 960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 51
23h 46m
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 and bus which costs €75 - €230 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Limerick is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 4m and costs €85 - €280.
The distance between Lorient and Limerick is 1034 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Limerick without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 23h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Lorient to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 11:16 PM in Lorient and 10:16 PM in Limerick.
There are 158+ 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. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lorient to Limerick via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 17h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Kerry Airport via Edinburgh, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
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 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- 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 Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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 Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Quimper
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Quai d'Auxerre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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