There are 6 ways to get from Shannon to Canterbury by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SNN - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury Westtrain
5h 44m£100–412Fly Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SNN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Canterbury Westtrain
6h 1m£72–296Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Shannon 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 Canterburycar
14h£124–442Fly Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SNN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury Westtrain
6h 7m£87–318Bus to Cork Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury Westtrain
8h 57m£128–392Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane KIR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury Westtrain
8h 59m£104–386
Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shannon to Canterbury is to fly and train which costs £70 - £300 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Shannon to Canterbury is to fly and train which takes 5h 44m and costs £95 - £420.
The distance between Shannon and Canterbury is 463 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Shannon to Canterbury, including transfers.
There are 2291+ hotels available in Canterbury.
What companies run services between Shannon, IE-CE, Ireland and Canterbury, England?
There is no direct connection from Shannon to Canterbury. However, you can take the line 316 bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to London Paddington, walk to Paddington, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras International, then take the train to Canterbury West. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Shannon to Canterbury via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–180
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Canterbury West
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- 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
- £15–278
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £143
- Car&Adult
- £278
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
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