There are 7 ways to get from Bochum to Limerick by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)DUS - SNN
8h 7m€113–243Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quay300
3d 11h€84–445Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bochum to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerick
30h 39m€271–588Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)CGN - SNN
9h 4m€96–218Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cork Airport (ORK)DUS - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
10h 10m€130–260Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)DUS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
8h 53m€97–265Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)CGN - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
10h 5m€120–260
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bochum to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €110 - €250 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bochum to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 8h 7m and costs €110 - €250.
The distance between Bochum and Limerick is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Bochum to Limerick without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs €80 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Bochum to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Bochum. It is currently 8:07 AM in Bochum and 7:07 AM in Limerick.
There are 137+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Bochum to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 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 Bochum to Limerick via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 30h 39m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- 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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