There are 8 ways to get from Limerick to Bologna 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 Shannon Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SNN - BLQ
8h 29m€81–263Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUB - BLQ
7h 15m€69–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bolognacar
39h 46m€663–1,078Bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bolognabus
3d 3h€83–364Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ORK - BLQ
8h 47m€78–268Fly Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SNN - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
10h 7m€142–325Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUB - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
9h 9m€84–264Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane ORK - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 52m€101–348
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Bologna is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Bologna is to bus and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Limerick to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Limerick Arthurs Qy and arriving at Bologna via Aston Quay, Dublin and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Limerick and Bologna is 1768 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Bologna without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs €80 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Limerick to Bologna, including transfers.
Limerick to Bologna bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Limerick Arthurs Qy station.
The best way to get from Limerick to Bologna is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs €80 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €370 and takes 3 days 3h.
Limerick to Bologna bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Bologna is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 11:33 AM in Limerick and 12:33 PM in Bologna.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Bologna, Italy?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bologna via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, and Rădăuți in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €18–26
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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