There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CGN - SNN
7h 19m€69–212Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
7h 11m€64–253Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
30h 25m€449–635Bus via Bonn
- Take the bus from Bonn to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 712
3d 7h€91–428Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane DUS - SNN
7h 50m€122–395Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
7h 32m€77–236Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CGN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 55m€65–301Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 712
3d 8h€85–413Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liege to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
3d 11h€94–365
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Limerick is to fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Limerick is to fly and bus which takes 7h 11m and costs €60 - €260.
The distance between Cologne and Limerick is 1162 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Limerick without a car is to bus via Bonn which takes 3 days 7h and costs €90 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Cologne to Limerick, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cologne to Limerick is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €65 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Bonn, which costs €90 - €430 and takes 3 days 7h.
Limerick is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 1:11 PM in Cologne and 12:11 PM in Limerick.
There are 116+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Limerick, Ireland?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and Eurowings fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Sued to Limerick Arthur's Quay via Bonn Hbf, Bonn, Rădăuți, Dublin, Lanesborough Park, Dublin Airport Zone 11, and Dublin Airport Zone 10 in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bonn to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Köln to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- 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 Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- 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 Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- 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
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.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
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €360–500
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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