There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, train, 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.
Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LRH - SNN
9h 28m€102–408Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LRH - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
11h 56m€68–244Drive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerickcar
20h 51m€180–303Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LRH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
7h 31m€82–294Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane NTE - SNN
10h 4m€126–336Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LRH - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
6h 50m€84–326Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 37m€101–302Bus, ferry via Saint-Pol-de-Léon
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaixbus
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 51
29h 42m€156–285Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 300
31h 23m€158–767
La Rochelle to Limerick by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Limerick is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €250 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Limerick is to fly and train which takes 6h 50m and costs €80 - €330.
The distance between La Rochelle and Limerick is 946 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Limerick without a car is to bus and ferry via Saint-Pol-de-Léon which takes 29h 42m and costs €150 - €290.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from La Rochelle to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind La Rochelle. It is currently 6:30 PM in La Rochelle and 5:30 PM in Limerick.
There are 139+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Limerick, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
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 Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- 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 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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