There are 7 ways to get from Leuven to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN)BRU - SNN
7h 7m€104–258Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
8h 8m€73–240Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leuven to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerick
28h 42m€241–545Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Navigation St to Buchanan Bus StationM11 / ...
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Dublin Airport Zone 14785
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay712
31h 44mFly Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kerry Airport (KIR)BRU - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Bus Station
8h 50m€110–292Fly Brussels Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK)BRU - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
9h 41m€121–245Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)CRL - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
9h 10m€77–188
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €75 - €190 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Limerick is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Limerick. However, there are services departing from Leuven Wijnpers and arriving at Limerick Arthur's Quay via Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Navigation St, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Durham Street and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 44m.
The distance between Leuven and Limerick is 988 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Limerick without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 31h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Leuven to Limerick, including transfers.
Leuven to Limerick bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Brussel Eurolines Busstation.
Leuven to Limerick bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Birmingham station.
Limerick is 1h behind Leuven. It is currently 7:35 AM in Leuven and 6:35 AM in Limerick.
There are 134+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Limerick, Ireland?
Brussels Airlines, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 56 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 Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Navigation St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Dublin Airport Zone 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Durham Street to Dublin Airport Zone 14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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
- +353 818 333 222
- 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
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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