There are 7 ways to get from Lorient to Santander by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Bordeaux
best- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
14h 12m€128–252Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Nantes to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
14h 31m€90–169Drive 910.9 km
- Drive from Lorient to Santandercar 910.9 km
9h 13m€145–209Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane NTE - SDR
9h 30m€110–334Bus to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Lorient to Brestbus
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BES - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
11h 41m€130–370Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NTE - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
11h 16m€118–274Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane RNS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
12h 30m€193–384
Lorient to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Santander is to train and bus which costs €85 - €170 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Santander is to drive which takes 9h 13m and costs €140 - €210.
The distance between Lorient and Santander is 994 km. The road distance is 910.9 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 14h 12m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 14h 12m to get from Lorient to Santander, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorient to Santander is 911 km. It takes approximately 9h 13m to drive from Lorient to Santander.
There are 2632+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Lorient to Santander. However, you can take the train to Nantes, take the train to Bordeaux St Jean, walk to Bordeaux, then take the bus to Estación de autobuses de Santander. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lorient to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Nantes, Nantes, Bilbao, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 14h 31m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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 Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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