There are 12 ways to get from Limerick to Birmingham by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or ferry
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
best- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
5h 52m£39–125Fly Shannon Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SNN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Streettrain
4h 21m£31–218Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Birminghamcar
10h 54m£79–374Train, ferry via Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Limerick to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
12h 13m£100–183Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stnbus 55
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the bus from Upper Park Road to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 112
18h 27m£94–266Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
5h 24m£35–193Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
6h 42m£66–206Fly Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
6h 13m£63–244Fly Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SNN - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
6h 31m£103–433Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 16m£63–239Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 39m£69–206Train, 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 Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham New Streettrain
12h 18m£98–178
Limerick to Birmingham by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Birmingham is to bus and fly which costs £35 - £130 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Birmingham is to fly and train which takes 4h 21m and costs £30 - £220.
The distance between Limerick and Birmingham is 338 miles.
The best way to get from Limerick to Birmingham without a car is to train and ferry via Shrewsbury which takes 12h 13m and costs £95 - £190.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Limerick to Birmingham, including transfers.
There are 3342+ hotels available in Birmingham.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Birmingham, England?
There is no direct connection from Limerick to Birmingham. However, you can take the bus to Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Birmingham Airport (BHX), walk to Birmingham International Airport, take the vehicle to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, walk to Birmingham International, then take the train to Birmingham New Street. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Limerick to Birmingham via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 10h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Shannon Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–90
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Limerick to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £15–22
Train from Limerick to Newbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £12–18
Train from Newbridge to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £4–7
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Upper Park Road to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–279
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £143
- Car&Adult
- £279
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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