Edinburgh to Limerick

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Edinburgh to Limerick. From €54.42, fastest 4h 14m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Edinburgh to Limerick costs €54.42 at the cheapest and takes 4h 14m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 522 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 8, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
522 km
Fastest
4h 14m
Average
4h 17m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€54.42
CO2 per passenger
128.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 15m1h 5m3h 10m€60.91128.4 kg6
  • 4h 15mFastest, by Flight
  • €60.91Cheapest, by Flight
  • 128.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 522 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€54.42
  1. Ryanair R401206:541h 11m08:05Edinburgh EDILimerick SNN

Door to door 4h 21mCO2 128.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€68.58
  1. Ryanair R952814:121h 5m15:17Edinburgh EDILimerick SNN

Door to door 4h 15mCO2 128.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€66.81
  1. Emerald Airlines EA714207:3056m08:26Edinburgh EDIDublin DUB
  2. Irish Rail IR989610:021h 21m11:23Dublin HeustonLimerick railway station

Changes at Dublin, with 96 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 50mCO2 94.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
CrossCountry6 changesCrossCountry14:0413:1047h 6m
LNER6 changesLNER08:0013:1029h 10m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to Limerick
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to LimerickWedSep 9ThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22
Flight€122.27€110.47€102.80€85.69€82.15€69.76€69.76€66.81€76.25€92.77€73.89€66.81€60.91€62.09

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €54.42

Limerick is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Limerick railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Edinburgh to Limerick

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €57.3790 days
  2. €55.6060 days
  3. €55.0145 days
  4. €61.5030 days
  5. €55.0121 days
  6. €62.0914 days
  7. €69.767 days
  8. €102.803 days
  9. €122.271 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €55.01.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 122 percent. The most expensive point is €122.27, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€122.27€55.011371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €66.81Sun
  2. €60.91Mon
  3. €62.09Tue
  4. €66.81Wed
  5. €76.25Thu
  6. €92.77Fri
  7. €73.89Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €69.76Sep
  2. €57.96Oct
  3. €53.83Nov
  4. €55.60Dec
  5. €46.16Jan
  6. €43.80Feb

The route

EdinburghEdinburghLimerickLimerick
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 522 km against 507 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Cork, Belfast, Galway, Dublin. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Edinburgh at 06:54 and the last at 14:12, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Edinburgh

Rail
  • Edinburgh Waverley
  • Edinburgh Gateway station
  • Edinburgh Park railway station
Bus
  • Edinburgh Bus Station
  • Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
  • EDI
Ferry
  • Cruise Liner Terminal

Limerick

Rail
  • Limerick railway station
  • Adare railway station
  • Croom Railway Station
Bus
  • Limerick Bus Station
  • Bunratty
Air
  • SNN

Landing at SNN after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Limerick

Settled in advance, so the ride into Limerick costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Ryanair€54.424h 14m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Ryanair
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€38.5071%
Taxes€6.9313%
Supplier fees€7.0013%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€54.42100%

Limerick is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Limerick railway station

Most of the points near Limerick railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Edinburgh to Limerick

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Edinburgh to Limerick?

The fastest journey from Edinburgh to Limerick takes 4h 14m door to door, of which 1h 5m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 17m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Edinburgh to Limerick?

The cheapest fare from Edinburgh to Limerick is €54.42, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €75.07. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Limerick?

The cheapest way from Edinburgh to Limerick is by Flight, at €60.91 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 15m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Edinburgh to Limerick?

Fares from Edinburgh to Limerick bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €55.01. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 122 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Edinburgh to Limerick?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Edinburgh to Limerick, at €60.91. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Edinburgh to Limerick?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Edinburgh to Limerick, at €43.80 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Edinburgh to Limerick?

1 operators sell services from Edinburgh to Limerick across 1 modes: Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Edinburgh to Limerick?

33 percent of the services we sell from Edinburgh to Limerick are direct. The rest connect at Cork, Belfast, Galway, Dublin, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Edinburgh to Limerick use?

Services from Edinburgh to Limerick by Flight leave from Edinburgh EDI and arrive at Limerick SNN. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Edinburgh to Limerick?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Edinburgh to Limerick allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Edinburgh to Limerick on September 8, 2026: 522 km of route against 507 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €54.42, and 4h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Limerick and elsewhere in Ireland. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Limerick before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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