There are 7 ways to get from Bilbao to Limerick by plane, car ferry, car, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BIO - SNN
9h 45m€78–298Fly Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BIO - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
7h 38m€73–209Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
31h 59m€78–605Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SDR - SNN
10h 22m€139–434Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SDR - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
8h€109–265Fly Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane BIO - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
10h 32m€90–216Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Bilbao to Rosslareferry
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to The Clock Towerbus 340
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Limerick Colbertbus 55
36h 37m€289–308
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Limerick is to fly and train which costs €90 - €220 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Limerick is to fly and bus which takes 7h 38m and costs €70 - €210.
The distance between Bilbao and Limerick is 1176 km.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Bilbao to Limerick, including transfers.
Limerick is 1h behind Bilbao. It is currently 23:56 in Bilbao and 22:56 in Limerick.
There are 149+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Limerick, Ireland?
Vueling Airlines, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Wexford Stn to The Clock Tower
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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
Ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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