Airport Guides
Shannon Airport
Here you'll find essential information on Shannon Airport, including contact details, airport transfer facts, details of airport facilities, and how to get there.
Full Airport Name
Shannon Airport
Address
County Clare, Ireland
Airport Code
SNN
Country Code
353
Telephone
(061) 712 000
E-mail
Website
Number of Terminals
1
Time Zone
GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)
Location
The airport is situated 24km (15 miles) northwest of Limerick and 90km (56 miles) south of Galway.
Driving Directions
From Limerick, the airport can be reached on the northbound N18, by following the signs for Ennis, and from Galway on the southbound N18. At Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, take the junction for Shannon Airport and bear left on the N19.
Car Parking
There are over 5,000 car parking spaces at the airport. Short-term parking (less than 24 hours) is available directly in front of the terminal building. Five long-term car parks are also available.
Car Hire
EasyTerra offers car hire at Shannon Airport, combining the results of multiple companies.
Avis, Budget, Dollar/Thrifty, Europcar, Hertz and National all have desks in the Arrivals hall. A couple of local companies also operate at the airport.
Public Transport
Bus: There is a regular bus service to Limerick station.
Coach: Coaches are operated by Bus Eireann (tel: (061) 313 333; www.buseireann.ie), with regular services to Limerick and Ennis bus stations; a Bus Eireann desk is located in the Arrivals hall (tel: (061) 474 311). Citylink (tel: (091) 564 163; www.citylink.ie) provides five daily direct coach services to Galway. JJ Kavannagh & Sons (tel: (056) 883 1106; www.jjkavanagh.ie) also operates services to Limerick and Dublin, seven days a week.
Taxi: Taxis drop off passengers on the Departures courtyard outside the terminal building. There is a taxi desk in the Arrivals hall (tel: (061) 471 538).
Information and Help Desks
The airport information desk (tel: (061) 712 400) and the tourist information and reservations centre (tel: (061) 471 664) are located in the Arrivals concourse.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: There are bureaux de change, full banking facilities and ATMs in the terminal. Telephones and free Wi-Fi Internet access are also available throughout the airport.
Eating and drinking: There is a self-service cafe on the first floor before check in, as well as a bar. The bar in the Departures lounge is open 24 hours a day.
Shopping: There are Irish gift shops, a food store/newsagents and a bookshop/Internet cafe between check-in and the Arrivals hall. There are duty-free shops in the Departures lounge (tel: (061) 4775 047).
Luggage: A left-luggage service is available off the arrivals hall on the link corridor serving coach park 1. Contact (087) 328 5935 for further information. This is also the number to call for lost property. A porter can be summoned via the telephones situated throughout the terminal.
Other facilities: There are two nurseries, located in the Departures lounge and Arrivals concourse, and a small oratory.
Conference and Business Facilities
The Rineanna Lounge is located next to Gate 7 and is open to all for a fee (free to some members) 0600-1900. Airlines and groups can request executive lounge facilities for corporate events, press launches and business meetings. For details during normal business hours, passengers should contact the Duty Airport Manager (tel: (061) 712 497).
Facilities for Disabled Travellers
The airport has lifts, specially adapted payphones and vending machines, disabled toilets and ramps located throughout the terminal. There are two clearly marked spaces to pick-up and set-down disabled travellers in front of the terminal. Reserved parking at long-term rates is available in the short-term car park, with spaces located adjacent to terminal entrances. Wheelchairs are available free of charge for use within the airport. Passengers requiring special assistance should inform their airline prior to travel.
Hotels
The Park Inn Shannon Airport Hotel (tel: (061) 471 122; www.rezidorparkinn.com) is a two-minute walk from the airport. The Lynch Clare Inn Hotel (tel: (061) 368 161; www.lynchotels.com), Oakwood Arms Hotel (tel: (061) 361 500; www.oakwoodarms.com), Shannon Court Hotel (tel: (061) 364 588; www.irishcourthotels.com), Carrygerry House Hotel (tel: (061) 360 500; website: www.carrygerryhouse.com) and Shannon Shamrock (tel: (061) 361 177; www.dghotels.com) are also close to the airport. Hotel reservations can be made at the information and reservations centre on the Arrivals concourse (tel: (061) 471 664).
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Airport Code
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Telephone
Website
Number of Terminals
Time Zone
Location
Driving Directions
Car Parking
Car Hire
EasyTerra offers car hire at Shannon Airport, combining the results of multiple companies.Public Transport
Coach: Coaches are operated by Bus Eireann (tel: (061) 313 333; www.buseireann.ie), with regular services to Limerick and Ennis bus stations; a Bus Eireann desk is located in the Arrivals hall (tel: (061) 474 311). Citylink (tel: (091) 564 163; www.citylink.ie) provides five daily direct coach services to Galway. JJ Kavannagh & Sons (tel: (056) 883 1106; www.jjkavanagh.ie) also operates services to Limerick and Dublin, seven days a week.
Taxi: Taxis drop off passengers on the Departures courtyard outside the terminal building. There is a taxi desk in the Arrivals hall (tel: (061) 471 538).
Information and Help Desks
Airport Facilities
Eating and drinking: There is a self-service cafe on the first floor before check in, as well as a bar. The bar in the Departures lounge is open 24 hours a day.
Shopping: There are Irish gift shops, a food store/newsagents and a bookshop/Internet cafe between check-in and the Arrivals hall. There are duty-free shops in the Departures lounge (tel: (061) 4775 047).
Luggage: A left-luggage service is available off the arrivals hall on the link corridor serving coach park 1. Contact (087) 328 5935 for further information. This is also the number to call for lost property. A porter can be summoned via the telephones situated throughout the terminal.
Other facilities: There are two nurseries, located in the Departures lounge and Arrivals concourse, and a small oratory.
Conference and Business Facilities
Facilities for Disabled Travellers
Hotels
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