There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)SDR - SNN
9h 2m€103–371Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Santander to Bilbao
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerick
32h 40m€89–620Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Shannon Airport (SNN)BIO - SNN
10h 39m€94–202Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BIO - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
10h 25m€103–254Fly Santander Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK)SDR - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
11h 42m€90–398Fly Santander Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)SDR - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
8h 28m€102–243Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Shannon Airport (SNN)MAD - SNN
10h 16m€111–291Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Waterford Bus Station40 / ...
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Station to Limerick Bus Station55
37h 15m€94–626Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Zorrotza
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin ConnollyIc
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to LimerickIc
40h 52m€97–625
Santander Airport (SDR) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Limerick is to fly and train which costs €100 - €250 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Limerick is to fly and train which takes 8h 28m and costs €100 - €250.
The distance between Santander and Limerick is 1131 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Limerick without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 37h 15m and costs €90 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Santander to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 8:20 PM in Santander and 7:20 PM in Limerick.
There are 139+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Limerick, Ireland?
Ryanair and Iberia fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
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
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 Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Zorrotza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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