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How to get fromBasel to LimerickBy plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Limerick by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Basel to Shannon Airport

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane plane BSL - SNN
    8h 10m
    €134–300

  2. Fly Basel to Cork Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane BSL - ORK
    2. Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain train
    10h 6m
    €90–299

  3. Train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train K2+
    3. Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry
    4. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus bus 712
    32h 48m
    €298–910

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rădăuțibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus bus
    3d 8h

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shannon Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane plane ZRH - SNN
    9h 4m
    €146–367

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane plane ZRH - DUB
    3. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus bus
    8h 46m
    €121–328

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane ZRH - ORK
    3. Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain train
    9h 35m
    €147–406

  8. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Basel to Dunkirkcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar car
    34h 8m
    €503–713

Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration5h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€69Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Limerick, Ireland?

British Airways, Aer Lingus, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Limerick Arthur's Quay via Frankfurt, Rădăuți, Dublin, Lanesborough Park, Dublin Airport Zone 11, and Dublin Airport Zone 10 in around 3d 8h.

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