There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Limerick by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)AMS - SNN
7h 23m€120–466Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)AMS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
8h 10m€78–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Dunkirk
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerick
29h 36m€255–566Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Burgh Quay785
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quay300
34h 1mTrain, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)EIN - SNN
9h 37m€99–281Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)AMS - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
8h 10m€117–303Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
9h 4m€103–333
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Limerick is to train and fly which costs €95 - €290 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €120 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Limerick. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Limerick Arthur's Quay via London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan, Glengall Street and Burgh Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 1m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Limerick is 1006 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Limerick without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 34h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Rotterdam to Limerick, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Limerick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Limerick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Limerick is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 7:40 AM in Rotterdam and 6:40 AM in Limerick.
There are 138+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 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 vehicle from Rotterdam to Limerick via Dunkirk and Rosslare Harbour in around 29h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–50
- Premium
- €55–70
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Burgh Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- 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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