There are 11 ways to get from Bedford to Limerick by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Bedford to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
6h 43m€110–281Fly Luton Airport to Cork Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LTN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
7h 39m€58–224Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 595 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 300
22h 5mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bedford to London Blackfriarstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Portbus
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stationbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Stationbus 55
39h 23m€110–590Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bedford to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Limerickcar
12h 45m€166–280Fly Luton Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LTN - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
6h 34m€60–191Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane STN - SNN
6h 35m€85–232Bus, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Chaucer Road to Central stationbus
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BHX - SNN
6h 51m€60–254Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Bedford to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LHR - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 16m€126–320Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 4m€92–301Bus, bus and ferry via Northampton
- Take the bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Busaras Bus Stationbus X1
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 300
25h
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bedford to Limerick is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €200 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bedford to Limerick is to fly and bus which takes 6h 34m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bedford station to Limerick. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Limerick Arthur's Quay via Milton Keynes Coachway, Glasgow Buchanan, Europa Bus Centre and Burgh Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
The distance between Bedford and Limerick is 732 km.
The best way to get from Bedford to Limerick without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 22h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Bedford to Limerick, including transfers.
Bedford to Limerick bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Bedford to Limerick bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
There are 149+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Bedford, England and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bedford to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Farringdon, walk to Farringdon Without, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the line 51 bus to Limerick Colbert Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Limerick Arthur's Quay via Milton Keynes Coachway, Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Buchanan, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Europa Bus Centre, The Gresham Hotel, and Burgh Quay in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Bedford to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Bedford to London Blackfriars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Bedford to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Busaras Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Coach Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.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
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Chaucer Road to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- 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
- €35–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €172
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