City to city
Dublin to Limerick by train
Dublin Heuston → Limerick (Colbert)
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 04m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 08m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail
Trains link Dublin (Dublin Heuston) and Limerick (Limerick (Colbert)) in about 2h 04m at best, with at least 1 change along the way. The corridor is part of the InterCity (200 km, typically 2 h 15 min), one of 1211 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.
How long does the train from Dublin to Limerick take?
The fastest trains cover Dublin to Limerick in about 2h 04m; a typical journey takes around 2h 08m.
Is there a direct train from Dublin to Limerick?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
This corridor in the atlas
- InterCity Leaves the Dublin–Cork main line at Limerick Junction, a curious station where trains long had to reverse, before the final run to the Shannon at Limerick.
Legendary routes through Dublin or Limerick
- InterCity Dublin → Cork
- Enterprise Dublin → Belfast
- Dublin–Rosslare Dublin → Rosslare Europort
- InterCity Dublin → Galway
More trains from Dublin
- Dublin → Belfast ≈ 2h 08m · direct
- Dublin → Galway ≈ 2h 20m · direct
- Dublin → Cork ≈ 2h 32m · direct
More train routes in Ireland · United Kingdom.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.