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SWS to LRT: distance & flight time
Swansea (Swansea Airport) → Lorient (Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport)
267 mi
430 km · 232 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
267 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWS — Swansea Airport · Swansea, United Kingdom
- LRT — Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport · Lorient, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SWS
- CWL · Cardiff International Airport34 mi away
- HAW · Haverfordwest Airport41 mi away
- BRS · Bristol Airport60 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport64 mi away
Near LRT
- VNE · Vannes-Meucon Airport34 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport37 mi away
- SBK · Saint-Brieuc-Armor Airport60 mi away
- LBY · La Baule-Escoublac Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWS from LRT?
The flight distance from Swansea (SWS) to Lorient (LRT) is 267 miles (430 km, 232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWS to LRT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SWS to LRT?
Nonstop service on SWS–LRT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Swansea and Lorient?
Lorient is 1 hour ahead of Swansea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWS to LRT?
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Why are some SWS to LRT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWS–LRT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.