There are 7 ways to get from Leuven to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, 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 Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BRU - SNN
7h 7m€95–266Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
8h 6m€65–218Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leuven to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
28h 44m€241–544Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus X1 / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 712
31h 27mFly Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BRU - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
9h€80–232Fly Brussels Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BRU - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 41m€106–255Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CRL - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 8m€85–248
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Limerick is to fly and train which costs €65 - €220 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Limerick is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven station to Limerick. However, there are services departing from Leuven Station perron 12 and arriving at Limerick Arthur's Quay via Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Newhall St, Glasgow Buchanan, Grand Central Station Stand 12 and Dublin Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 27m.
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 27m 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 5:13 PM in Leuven and 4:13 PM in Limerick.
There are 148+ 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.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- 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
- €50–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
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
- €50–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
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 Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- 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
- €28–32
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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 Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.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
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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