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There are 12 ways to get from Calais to Limerick by train, plane, car ferry, ferry, bus, busferry, or car

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  1. Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
    3. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)planeLHR - SNN
    8h 57m
    €133–581

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)planeBRU - DUB
    4. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
    10h 24m
    €87–291

  3. Car ferry, train, ferry

    1. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    2. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
    3. Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
    4. Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
    5. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to LimericktrainIc
    16h 42m
    €197–364

  4. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille FlandrestrainTer
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-DampoorttrainTer
    3. Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birminghambus
    4. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Holyheadtrain
    5. Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
    6. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to LimericktrainIc
    24h 56m
    €149–281

  5. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus700 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry923
    4. Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus785
    5. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus712
    26h 30m

  6. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
    2. Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)planeBVA - DUB
    4. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
    11h 6m
    €91–214

  7. Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Shannon Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
    3. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)planeSTN - SNN
    9h 42m
    €119–551

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shannon Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
    4. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shannon Airport (SNN)planeLGW - SNN
    9h 24m
    €151–561

  9. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Cork Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cork Airport (ORK)planeCDG - ORK
    4. Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
    10h 48m
    €146–344

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)planeAMS - ORK
    5. Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
    12h 51m
    €191–419

  11. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
    2. Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
    27h 4m
    €215–508

  12. Train, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to DunkerquetrainTer
    2. Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
    3. Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Stationbus40 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Limerick Bus Stationbus55
    33h 14m
    €215–514

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration1h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€53Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Calais, France and Limerick, Ireland?

There is no direct connection from Calais to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, walk to Gare Rue De Tournai, take the bus to Lille Europe, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Paddington, walk to London Paddington, 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 car ferry from Calais to Limerick via Port Of Dover, Dover Priory, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Holyhead, Holyhead, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and Dublin Connolly in around 16h 42m.

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