There are 12 ways to get from Mechelen to Lorient by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorienttrain Tgv
6h 33m€143–360Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus FlixBus N781 / ...
- Take the bus from Lille to Lorientbus N702
14h 46m€56–115Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 48m€66–102Drive 796.3 km
- Drive from Mechelen to Lorientcar 796.3 km
8h 37m€125–181Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Drive from Mechelen to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
6h 47m€148–357Train
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennestrain 003C
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain Tgv
8h 31m€155–352Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Drive from Mechelen to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane AMS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
6h 49m€195–524Fly Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BRU - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorienttrain
8h 54m€193–538Fly Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRU - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorienttrain
8h 22m€116–281Fly Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BRU - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
9h 23m€171–423Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane CDG - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorienttrain
8h 54m€212–531Fly Brussels Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT)plane BRU - LRT
9h 26m€96–306
Mechelen to Lorient by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Lorient is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Lorient is to train via Paris which takes 6h 33m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct train from Mechelen to Lorient. However, there are services departing from Malines and arriving at Lorient via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 33m.
The distance between Mechelen and Lorient is 872 km. The road distance is 796.3 km.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Lorient without a car is to train via Paris which takes 6h 33m and costs €140 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Mechelen to Lorient, including transfers.
Mechelen to Lorient train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Lorient is to train via Paris which takes 6h 33m and costs €140 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 13h 48m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 9h 26m.
Mechelen to Lorient train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mechelen to Lorient is 796 km. It takes approximately 8h 37m to drive from Mechelen to Lorient.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Lorient, France?
You can take a train from Malines to Lorient via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 6h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malines to Lorient - Échange Bus Station via Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels - Midi Train Station, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 13h 48m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
- Website
- apg-airlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Strasbourg, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Lyon, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Brussels Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €70–110
- Comfort
- €85–120
- Premium
- €110–150
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €70–110
- Comfort
- €85–120
- Premium
- €110–150
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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Nantes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–70
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–270
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- 1st Class
- €55–75
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- 1st Class
- €80–100
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lorient - Échange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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