There are 8 ways to get from Metz to Limerick by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Luxembourg, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Shannon Airport (SNN)LUX - SNN
8h 47m€84–248Train, ferry via London
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to LimerickIc
17h 25m€250–660Train, ferry
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to LimerickIc
30h 11m€179–298Train to Luxembourg, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LUX - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
8h 50m€88–237Train to Luxembourg, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Cork Airport (ORK)LUX - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
11h 38m€92–295Train, bus to Hahn, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)HHN - SNN
13h 53m€88–294Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Metz to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerick
31h 26m€275–594Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Metz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N90 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dunkerque Port
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station40 / ...
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Limerick Bus Station55
39h 22m€242–569
Metz to Limerick by train, bus, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 8h 47m and costs €80 - €250.
The distance between Metz and Limerick is 1203 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Limerick without a car is to train and ferry via London which takes 17h 25m and costs €250 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Metz to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Metz. It is currently 4:02 AM in Metz and 3:02 AM in Limerick.
There are 137+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Metz to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Luxembourg, walk to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, take the line 29 bus to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, walk to Luxembourg (LUX) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the line 51 bus to Limerick Colbert Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Metz Ville to Limerick via Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, Holyhead, Holyhead, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and Dublin Connolly in around 17h 25m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Luxembourg to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Luxembourg to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Luxembourg to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Luxembourg to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Hahn to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Hahn to Shannon Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Luxembourg to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Luxembourg to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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 Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €17–25
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trier central train station to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
Bus from Waterford Bus Station to Limerick Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- 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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