There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Limerick by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)BSL - SNN
8h 38m€108–261Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerick
26h 38mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to LimerickIc
45h 40mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)ZRH - SNN
8h 52m€143–325Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)GVA - SNN
9h 47m€125–283Train to Basel, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cork Airport (ORK)BSL - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
11h 33m€120–298Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)ZRH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
9h 49m€121–275Train to Basel, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BSL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
9h 50m€111–261
Basel (BSL) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs €100 - €270.
The distance between Bern and Limerick is 1433 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Limerick without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 45h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Bern to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Bern. It is currently 11:04 PM in Bern and 10:04 PM in Limerick.
There are 137+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) 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 vehicle from Bern to Limerick via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 26h 38m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- 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
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Basel to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- 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
- €65–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €17–25
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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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