There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BSL - SNN
8h 57m€94–220Fly Basel to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BSL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
8h 41m€76–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
34h 5m€323–663Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ZRH - SNN
8h 58m€156–336Fly Basel to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BSL - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
11h 20m€100–249Fly Basel to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BSL - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
9h 50m€114–206
Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Limerick is to fly and train which costs €75 - €230 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Limerick is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs €75 - €230.
The distance between Basel and Limerick is 1330 km.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Basel to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 5:58 AM in Basel and 4:58 AM in Limerick.
There are 134+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Limerick, Ireland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Basel to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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 31m
- 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 Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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