There are 6 ways to get from Bologna to Limerick by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BLQ - SNN
8h 44m€88–255Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BLQ - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
11h 31m€80–244Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 300
3d 3h€82–361Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bologna to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerickcar
31h 37mTrain to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane FLR - SNN
9h 28m€112–327Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BLQ - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 13m€90–227
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Limerick is to fly and train which costs €90 - €230 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Limerick is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs €85 - €260.
The distance between Bologna and Limerick is 1765 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Limerick without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs €80 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Bologna to Limerick, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bologna to Limerick is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs €85 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €370 and takes 3 days 3h.
Limerick is 1h behind Bologna. It is currently 1:03 AM in Bologna and 12:03 AM in Limerick.
There are 136+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Limerick, Ireland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Ryanair fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna to Limerick Arthur's Quay via Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Road Station, D'Olier Street, and Burgh Quay in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Shannon Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bologna to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- 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
- +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
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