There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Lorient by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Santander to BordeauxFlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lorient761
14h 20m€52–126Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Vannes
- Take the train from Vannes to LorientTer
16h 29m€40–153Bus, train via Nantes
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Take the train from Nantes to LorientTer
14h 23m€83–266Drive 912.3 km
- Drive from Santander to Lorient912.3 km
9h 9m€145–209Fly Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
9h 39m€110–380Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BIO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lorient
11h 26m€101–331Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)BIO - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Lorient
11h 54m€126–307Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)BIO - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lorient
12h€131–448Fly Santander Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT)SDR - LRT
18h 26m€98–503
Santander to Lorient by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Lorient is to bus which costs €50 - €130 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Lorient is to drive which takes 9h 9m and costs €140 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Lorient. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Lorient via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
The distance between Santander and Lorient is 940 km. The road distance is 912.3 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Lorient without a car is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs €50 - €130.
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Santander to Lorient, including transfers.
Santander to Lorient bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Lorient is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs €50 - €130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €550 and takes 18h 26m.
Santander to Lorient bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Lorient is 912 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Santander to Lorient.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Lorient, France?
You can take a bus from Santander to Lorient via Bordeaux in around 14h 20m. Alternatively, Iberia and APG Airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- apg-airlines.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lorient South Brittany Airport via Madrid, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- 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 Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vannes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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 Vannes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Lorient
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €3–20
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