There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Limerick by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)ATH - SNN
10h 29m€109–257Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)ATH - NOC
- Take the bus from Knock Airport to Galway, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Henry Street
20h 22m€101–289Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kerry Airport (KIR)ATH - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Bus Station
11h 32m€175–261Fly to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cork Airport (ORK)ATH - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
13h 5m€126–284Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)ATH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
11h 16m€112–247
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Limerick is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Limerick is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs €100 - €260.
The distance between Athens and Limerick is 3069 km.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Athens to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 9:45 PM in Athens and 7:45 PM in Limerick.
There are 140+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Limerick, Ireland?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Knock Airport to Galway, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Henry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
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