There are 8 ways to get from Lorient to Ireland by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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 Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
7h 2m€101–280Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lorient to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Dublincar
18h 51m€187–224Bus
- Take the bus from Lorient to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 21h€152–521Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RNS - DUB
6h 56m€167–499Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BES - DUB
7h 40m€144–345Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NTE - ORK
9h 6m€123–412Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RNS - ORK
9h 34m€149–551Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain Ter
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
27h 26m€470–1,248
Lorient to Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs €160 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Lorient to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Dublin via Lille, Gent Dampoort, Gent and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 21h.
The distance between Lorient and Ireland is 986 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Ireland without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 21h and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Lorient to Ireland, including transfers.
Lorient to Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lorient station.
Lorient to Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Ireland is 1h behind Lorient. It is currently 7:26 AM in Lorient and 6:26 AM in Ireland.
There are 1107+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Ireland?
You can take a bus from Lorient to Dublin via Lille, Ghent Dampoort, Gent Dampoort, Gent Zuid perron 9, Gent, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 21h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lorient to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Gent to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–180
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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