There are 10 ways to get from Limerick to Cologne by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SNN - CGN
7h 1m€68–204Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NOC - CGN
8h 19m€57–231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Colognecar
30h 30m€533–787Bus via Bonn
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bonnbus
3d 6h€91–438Fly Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SNN - DUS
8h 22m€126–475Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ORK - CGN
8h 4m€75–299Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DUB - CGN
6h 47m€71–257Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DUB - DUS
7h 3m€74–258Bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walkbus 300
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Kölnbus
3d 9h€85–414Bus, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Liegebus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
3d 12h€95–389
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Cologne is to fly which costs €65 - €210 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Limerick to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Limerick Arthurs Qy and arriving at Bonn via Airport Zone 11, Dublin and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Limerick and Cologne is 1165 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Cologne without a car is to bus via Bonn which takes 3 days 6h and costs €90 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Limerick to Cologne, including transfers.
Limerick to Cologne bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Limerick Arthurs Qy station.
The best way to get from Limerick to Cologne is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Bonn, which costs €90 - €440 and takes 3 days 6h.
Limerick to Cologne bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Cologne is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 8:10 PM in Limerick and 9:10 PM in Cologne.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Cologne, Germany?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Koeln Sued via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Airport Zone 11, Lanesborough Pk, Dublin, Rădăuți, Bonn, and Bonn Hbf in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to 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/
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- 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
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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 Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- €18–26
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- €18–26
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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
- €440–650
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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