There are 5 ways to get from Limerick to Poitiers by car, car ferry, bus, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Limerick to Cork Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Poitierscar
23h 14m€159–308Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane KIR - PIS
17h 15m€76–262Train, ferry
- Take the train from Limerick to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain K2+ / ...
- Take the train from Caen to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain K39
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain Tgv
29h 35m€162–407Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane SNN - PIS
10h 37m€101–398Bus to Cork Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane ORK - PIS
9h 25m€113–418
Limerick to Poitiers by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Poitiers is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Poitiers is to bus and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €110 - €420.
The distance between Limerick and Poitiers is 1059 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Poitiers without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 35m and costs €160 - €410.
It takes approximately 23h 14m to get from Limerick to Poitiers, including transfers.
Poitiers is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 10:10 PM in Limerick and 11:10 PM in Poitiers.
There are 627+ hotels available in Poitiers.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Poitiers, France?
Ryanair flies from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Hahn, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Limerick to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- 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
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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