There are 7 ways to get from Whaley Bridge to Limerick by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Shannon Airport
best- Take the train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MAN - SNN
5h 36m€45–188Train, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limericktrain Re
13h 22m€90–174Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus 712
13h 55m€94–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Whaley Bridge to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Drive from Belfast to Limerickcar
10h 51m€131–229Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane MAN - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
7h 4m€72–164Train, fly to Dublin Airport, line 782 bus
- Take the train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MAN - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19 to Heuston Stationbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
7h 24m€54–173Train, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane MAN - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
8h 14m€49–227
Whaley Bridge to Limerick by bus, train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whaley Bridge to Limerick is to train and fly and line 782 bus which costs €50 - €180 and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Whaley Bridge to Limerick is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €45 - €190.
The distance between Whaley Bridge and Limerick is 520 km.
The best way to get from Whaley Bridge to Limerick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 22m and costs €90 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Whaley Bridge to Limerick, including transfers.
There are 152+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Whaley Bridge, England and Limerick, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Whaley Bridge to Limerick. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) 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 bus from Railway Station to Limerick via Manchester Airport The Station, Manchester Airport, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 13h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Whaley Bridge to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
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 Limerick Junction to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €4–6
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
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19 to Heuston Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–13
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–42
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €171
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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