There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Limerick by plane, train, 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.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SJC - SNN
17h 18m€363–1,418Caltrain 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€189–689Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- 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
17h 33m€454–833Caltrain 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 38m€353–758Train 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 15m€383–1,486Caltrain 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 17m€480–1,242
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 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 €180 - €700 and takes 20h 31m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Limerick is to fly which takes 17h 18m and costs €360 - €1500.
The distance between San Jose and Limerick is 8133 km.
It takes approximately 17h 18m to get from San Jose to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 8h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 3:26 PM in San Jose and 11:26 PM in Limerick.
There are 148+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Limerick, Ireland?
United Airlines and Aer Lingus fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Shannon Airport (SNN) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
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
- €160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Toronto, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Montreal, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Seattle, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kerry Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Shannon Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shannon Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
- 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
- €30–70
- 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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