There are 10 ways to get from Limerick to Bournemouth by plane, bus, ferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SNN - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
6h 49m£72–252Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Upr Mallow Street to SETU Cork Roadbus
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
18h 34mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stnbus 55
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 40
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
29h 27m£126–830Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Bournemouthcar
13h 46m£112–419Bus to Cork Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
7h 42m£84–231Fly Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SNN - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
7h 39m£88–317Fly Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SNN - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouthtrain
7h 19m£80–306Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
8h 49m£117–266Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
9h 12m£87–218Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bournemouthtrain
9h 29m£117–238
Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Bournemouth is to fly and train which costs £85 - £320 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Bournemouth is to fly and bus which takes 6h 49m and costs £70 - £260.
The distance between Limerick and Bournemouth is 483 miles.
The best way to get from Limerick to Bournemouth without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 18h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Limerick to Bournemouth, including transfers.
There are 2644+ hotels available in Bournemouth.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Bournemouth, England?
There is no direct connection from Limerick to Bournemouth. However, you can take the line 343 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Central Bus Station, then take the bus to Bournemouth Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Upr Mallow Street to Bournemouth via SETU Cork Road, Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Harbour, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke Dock, and Reading in around 18h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–140
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Pembroke Dock to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 87 413 9208
- info@piltowncoaches.com
- Website
- piltowncoaches.com
Bus from Upr Mallow Street to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://piltowncoaches.com/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–490
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- £22–120
- Car Single Ticket
- £100–490
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–420
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £65–110
- Passenger Car
- £85–420
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–281
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- £40
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £144
- Car&Adult
- £281
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
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