There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Shannon by plane, car, car ferry, 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CGN - SNN
6h 18m€72–233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Shannoncar
30h 38m€544–790Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane DUS - SNN
6h 58m€118–316Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CGN - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
8h 5m€86–265Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DUS - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
8h 34m€87–278
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Shannon is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Shannon is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €70 - €240.
The distance between Cologne and Shannon is 1140 km.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Cologne to Shannon, including transfers.
Shannon is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 9:43 AM in Cologne and 8:43 AM in Shannon.
There are 177+ hotels available in Shannon.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Shannon, IE-CE, Ireland?
Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shannon Airport (SNN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €450–650
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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