There are 9 ways to get from Limerick to Basel by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car 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 Shannon Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
7h 56mCHF 108–276Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
6h 57mCHF 86–239Train, ferry
- Take the train from Limerick to Newbridgetrain Re
- Take the train from Newbridge to Dublin Connollytrain Re
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
31h 6mCHF 295–981Bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bonnbus
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhofbus
3d 13hBus to Cork Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Basel (BSL)plane ORK - BSL
8h 54mCHF 91–341Fly Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 49mCHF 143–598Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
7h 42mCHF 131–373Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
8h 15mCHF 111–321Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Baselcar
34h 8mCHF 550–803
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Basel is to bus and fly which costs SFr 85 - SFr 240 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Limerick to Basel. However, there are services departing from Limerick Arthurs Qy and arriving at Basel, Bahnhof via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Bonn Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Limerick and Basel is 1335 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Basel without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 6m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 1000.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Limerick to Basel, including transfers.
Limerick to Basel bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Limerick Arthurs Qy station.
The best way to get from Limerick to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 13h.
Limerick to Basel bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Basel is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 9:55 AM in Limerick and 10:55 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Basel, Switzerland?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and six other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Basel, Bahnhof via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Bonn Hbf in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Limerick to Newbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 13–19
Train from Newbridge to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 4–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–160
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–600
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 422
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