There are 11 ways to get from Cambridge to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane STN - SNN
5h 25m€48–257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cambridge to Liverpoolcar
- Take the carferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
- Drive from Dublin Terminal 1 to Limerickcar
12h 16m€123–485Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Newbridgetrain Re
- Take the train from Newbridge to Limericktrain Re
14h 58m€190–314Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Parkside to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 777
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 300
15h 10m€131–214Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LHR - SNN
6h 42m€129–378Fly London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane STN - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
6h 43m€52–238Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Luton DART Parkwaybus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LTN - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
7h 26m€52–231Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Luton DART Parkwaybus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LTN - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
7h 34m€51–296Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LGW - SNN
6h 44m€130–305Fly London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane STN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
7h 40m€58–265Train, ferry via Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limericktrain Re / ...
15h 39m€186–302
Cambridge to Limerick by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Limerick is to bus and fly which costs €50 - €240 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Limerick is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €45 - €260.
The distance between Cambridge and Limerick is 696 km.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Limerick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 58m and costs €190 - €320.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Cambridge to Limerick, including transfers.
There are 141+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Limerick, Ireland?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Dublin Airport via Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Connolly to Newbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €5–8
Train from Newbridge to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €18–26
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- IOM.Reservations@steam-packet.com
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
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