There are 9 ways to get from Limerick to Bruges by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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 Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SNN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Brugestrain
8h 55m€108–368Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DUB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Brugestrain
8h 1m€71–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Brugescar
27h 43m€384–554Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Brugesbus
28h 58mFly Shannon Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SNN - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
8h 39m€96–276Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane ORK - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Brugestrain
7h 42m€78–296Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ORK - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain
9h 10m€124–373Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DUB - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Brugestrain
9h 43m€95–311Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Waterford Bus Stationbus 55
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europortbus 40
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Brugestrain Ic / ...
33h 44m€385–568
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Bruges is to bus and fly and train which costs €70 - €280 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Bruges is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Limerick to Bruges. However, there are services departing from Limerick Arthur's Quay and arriving at Bruges via Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Dover. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 58m.
The distance between Limerick and Bruges is 1080 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Bruges without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 28h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Limerick to Bruges, including transfers.
Limerick to Bruges bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Limerick Arthur's Quay station.
Limerick to Bruges bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Bruges is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 12:18 AM in Limerick and 1:18 AM in Bruges.
There are 2331+ hotels available in Bruges.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Bruges, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from Limerick to Bruges. However, you can take the line 343 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, then take the train to Bruges. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Limerick to Bruges via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 27h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brussels Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brussels Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €340–490
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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