There are 12 ways to get from Limerick to Dover by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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 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 Dover Priorytrain
6h 34m£102–328Fly 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 Dover Priorytrain
6h 54m£76–256Train, ferry
- 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 London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
13h 57m£163–273Bus, car 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 carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Port of Dovercarferry
34h 5m£428–812Drive, 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 Dovercar
13h 55m£128–449Bus 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 Dover Priorytrain
7h 32m£119–392Fly 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 Dover Priorytrain
6h 54m£104–271Bus to Cork Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ORK - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 52m£76–260Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to London City Airport (LCY)plane DUB - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 53m£123–310Bus to Cork Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ORK - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 52m£95–315Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane DUB - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
8h 15m£90–277Train, ferry via Newbridge
- 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 London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
14h 57m£171–285
Limerick to Dover by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Dover is to bus and fly and train which costs £75 - £260 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Dover is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs £100 - £330.
The distance between Limerick and Dover is 485 miles.
The best way to get from Limerick to Dover without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 57m and costs £160 - £280.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Limerick to Dover, including transfers.
There are 1118+ hotels available in Dover.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Dover, England?
There is no direct connection from Limerick to Dover. However, you can take the line 343 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 Dover Priory. Alternatively, you can take a train from Limerick to Dover Priory via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, London Euston, and London St Pancras Intl in around 13h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–130
Flights from Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Luton Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Southeastern
- 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
- £15–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £15–21
Train from Limerick to Newbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £12–17
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
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- 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
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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
- £15–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- 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
- +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
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
- Hourly
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- Citylink
- 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
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £370–650
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- £377
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–117
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- £67
- Standard Car - Flexi
- £117
- 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
- £15–272
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £139
- Car&Adult
- £272
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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