There are 7 ways to get from Limerick to Patras by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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 Preveza Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Preveza Airport (PVK)SNN - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patras
16h 17m€173–480Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ORK - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiato
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patra
15h 40m€107–294Bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Bachelors Walk
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Passau
- Take the bus from Passau to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patra
4dDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Patras
2d 9h€692–1,196Fly Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SNN - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiato
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patra
14h 17m€110–314Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)DUB - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiato
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patra
14h 13m€113–272Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)DUB - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
16h 31m€136–288
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €110 - €320 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Patras is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 13m and costs €110 - €280.
The distance between Limerick and Patras is 2939 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Patras without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 17m to get from Limerick to Patras, including transfers.
Patras is 2h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 11:40 AM in Limerick and 1:40 PM in Patras.
There are 635+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Patra via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Road Station, Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Passau, and Durrës in around 4d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Preveza Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cork Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Passau
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Passau
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Passau to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- 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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