There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Limerick by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SFO - SNN
16h 48m€514–1,233Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane SFO - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
20h 31m€199–739Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SFO - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
17h 22m€301–955Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SMF - SNN
20h 7m€376–1,381Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SFO - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
20h 56m€460–792Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SJC - SNN
16h 58m€353–1,318
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Limerick is to Caltrain and fly and bus which costs €190 - €750 and takes 20h 31m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Limerick is to Caltrain and fly which takes 16h 48m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between San Jose and Limerick is 8188 km.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from San Jose to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 8h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 4:31 AM in San Jose and 12:31 PM in Limerick.
There are 139+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Limerick, Ireland?
United Airlines flies from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Shannon Airport (SNN) once a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Vancouver, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Seattle, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Toronto, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Montreal, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–8
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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