Lorient, the Host City for the Yacht Racing Forum 2018, is a town and seaport in the Morbihan “department” of Brittany in North-Western France. It is easily accessible by plane, train and car. There are many access options available; here are the easiest:
- Fly to Paris. Take a fast train (TGV) to Lorient from Paris Gare Montparnasse. This is the easiest and most flexible solution.
- Fly to Nantes, Rennes or Brest and join Lorient by train, bus or rental car.
- There are four daily flights between Paris Orly and Lorient
BY AIRPLANE :
International airports: Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly Ouest, Nantes airport, Rennes airport, Brest airport
LORIENT AIRPORT
Address : Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud – 56270 Ploemeur
Located 15 mn away from Lorient
Paris-Lorient : 4 daily flights (from Paris Orly Ouest Airport)
Contact :
aeroport@morbihan.cci.fr
+33 (0)2 97 87 21 50
PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT
Contact :
+33 (0)1 70 36 39 50
PARIS ORLY AIRPORT
Contact :
+33 (0)1 70 36 39 50
NANTES AIRPORT
Located 2h00 away from Lorient
Many flights from and to Paris Orly, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Berlin, Munich, London, Geneva, etc. More than 100 direct flights from Nantes.
Destinations map : https://www.nantes.aeroport.fr/fr/inspirations-destinations/carte-des-destinations
Contact :
voyages@nantes.aeroport.fr
+33 (0) 892 568 800
RENNES AIRPORT
Located 1h30 away from Lorient
Direct flights from and to Paris, Amsterdam, London, Manchester, Dublin, Barcelona, etc.
Destinations map : https://www.rennes.aeroport.fr/destinations/carte
Contact :
accueil@rennes.aeroport.fr
+33 (0)2 99 29 60 00
BREST AIRPORT
Located 1h30 away from Lorient
Daily flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Paris Orly airport
Contact :
info@brest.aeroport.fr
+33 (0)2 98 32 86 00
BY TRAIN :
Many daily trains with Paris, Vannes, Quimper and Rennes
Paris-Lorient : 8 return journeys every day
- – 3h40 trip from Gare Montparnasse
- – 1h30 trip from Rennes to Lorient
- – 2h30 trip from Nantes to Lorient
Informations & reservations :
BY CAR :
Towns and cities in Brittany are linked up by a network of expressways. The road for Lorient is the RN 165.
- – 5h30 trip from Paris to Lorient
- – 1h45 trip from Rennes to Lorient
- – 2h20 trip from Nantes to Lorient
- – 1h30 trip from Brest to Lorient
BY TAXI :
Taxis Lorientais
Contact :
+33 (0) 2 97 21 29 29
taxilorient@orange.fr
Destinations map : https://www.nantes.aeroport.fr/fr/inspirations-destinations/carte-des-destinations
Contact :
voyages@nantes.aeroport.fr
+33 (0) 892 568 800
Arvor Taxi
Contact :
+33 (0) 6 74 75 59 91
anthony_degaugue56@hotmail.com
Atlantic Breizh Taxi
Contact :
+33 (0) 2 97 36 11 11
atlanticbreizhtaxi@orange.fr
BY BUSES :
Urban and inter-city public transport in Lorient is operated by the company CTRL. For information about the various services, times and fares, call +33 2 97 21 28 29.
