By plane
The closest airport to County Limerick is Shannon International Airport based in County Clare. Shannon Airport is the second busiest airport in Ireland and during 2006 carried over 3.6million passengers. The airport mainly offers destinations to Europe and the United States with Ryanair, Continental, Delta and Aer Lingus being the main carriers. During peak months chartered flights cater for the main tourist hot spots around Europe.
By train
County Limerick is served by only one train station, Colbert Station which is situated on Parnell Street in Limerick City. While County Limerick is not as well connected by rail as it was in prior times, the ever improving state of rail travel in Ireland is hoping to address some of these issues. Limerick railway station is operated by Irish Rail serves the following locations without needing a change:
Limerick - Rosslare
Limerick - Bally Brophy
Limerick - Dublin
Limerick - Ennis
Other destinations such as Cork, Tralee, Galway, Sligo and Belfast can be reached using the Irish rail network, but require changing trains.
By bus
There is a bus service Bus Eireann to Dublin, Cork, Galway, Ennis and Waterford.
By car
Access to Limerick via car has never been easier due to the massive amount of investment recent Governments in Ireland have poured into improving the road infrastructure in Ireland. Today the road from Dublin to Limerick is motorway standard for up to 100km while other improvements will be coming on line soon. The main arterial routes to County Limerick are as follows
N7
Limerick to Dublin estimated distance 200kmN18
Limerick to Ennis estimated distance 40kmN19
Limerick to Shannon estimated distance 20kmN20
Limerick to Cork estimated distance 100kmN21/22/23
Limerick to Killarney estimated distance 110kmN24
Limerick to Waterford estimated distance 130kmN66
Limerick to Ennis / Galway estimated distance 100kmN69
Limerick to Tralee estimated distance 100km