The road
Dublin to Limerick by car
205 km, about 2 h on the fastest road, through Ireland. Fuel from about €28 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €5 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
205 km fastest road, one way · 2 h driving without stops · 1 country
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland · 205 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €28 | €5 | €33 | 14 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €28 | €5 | €33 | 13 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €53 | — | — | 25 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇮🇪 petrol €1.97 · diesel €2.14 /l
Charged on the way
- 🛑 M7/M8 Portlaoise–Castletown and Portlaoise–Cullahill — €2.30
- 🛑 M50 barrier-free tolling — €2.60
Rules on this road
Where to sleep beside the road
8 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camac Valley Tourist Caravan & Camping Park · campsite · km 20, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · fine with small children · an accessible toilet · a playground · cards accepted · open all year · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site
- ⛺ Beckettsfield Cottage · campsite · km 28, 3.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Laois Caravan & Camping Park · campsite · km 99, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Streamstown Caravan and Camping Park · camper site · km 137, 4.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: quiet
- ⛺ 5th/22nd Killaloe Scout Group · campsite · km 180, 4.8 km off the road
- ⛺ Castleconnell Scout Campsite · campsite · km 189, 1.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: showers and toilets
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Clondalkin Round Tower · attraction · km 18, 1.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free
- ◆ Castle · castle · km 41, 2.3 km off the road
- ◆ Kildare Round Tower · attraction · km 61, 0.8 km off the road
- ◆ Emo Court · attraction · km 80, 2.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: dogs welcome · not cheap
- ◆ Aghaboe Abbey · attraction · km 115, 1.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Archaeological site · ruins · km 128, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Brian Boru Fort · attraction · km 179, 6.8 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.