There are 10 ways to get from Caen 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CDG - SNN
8h 3m€142–369Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BVA - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
10h 30m€91–325Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Caen to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerickcar
19h 14m€161–293Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CDG - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
9h 30m€137–330Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BVA - SNN
13h 23m€101–334Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CDG - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
10h 17m€148–378Train, ferry
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limericktrain Re
25h 44m€130–671Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stnbus 40
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 55
26h 39m€108–581Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 712
26h 42m€152–701Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Caen to Cherbourgbus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 300
26h 43m€132–658
Caen to Limerick by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Limerick is to train and bus and fly which costs €90 - €330 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €140 - €370.
The distance between Caen and Limerick is 1201 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Limerick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 44m and costs €130 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Caen to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Caen. It is currently 12:12 AM in Caen and 11:12 PM in Limerick.
There are 161+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Caen to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Paris St Lazare, walk to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, take the train to Magenta, walk to Paris Gare Du Nord, take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the line 51 bus to Limerick Colbert. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Caen to Limerick via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 19h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Shannon Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Shannon Airport via Poznan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- 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
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–490
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
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