There are 7 ways to get from Nantes to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane NTE - SNN
8h 14m€102–308Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NTE - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
6h 52m€72–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Limerickcar
19h 22m€184–213Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NTE - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
9h 10m€94–366Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelletrain
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LRH - SNN
11h 53m€144–520Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 51
26h 17m€217–290Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaixbus
- Take the ferry from Roscoff to Corkferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 51
27h 39m€163–190
Nantes to Limerick by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Limerick is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €240 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Limerick is to fly and bus which takes 6h 52m and costs €70 - €240.
The distance between Nantes and Limerick is 845 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Limerick without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 26h 17m and costs €210 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Nantes to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Nantes. It is currently 9:39 AM in Nantes and 8:39 AM in Limerick.
There are 151+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Limerick, Ireland?
Ryanair, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Shannon Airport (SNN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Cork Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Roscoff to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €114
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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