Cheapest€11.88
- Irish Rail IR176906:2940m07:09Galway railway stationLimerick railway station
Door to door 1h 24mCO2 2.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Galway to Limerick costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 1h 24m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 84 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 84 km
- Fastest
- 1h 24m
- Average
- 1h 26m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 2.8 kg
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.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 24m | 40m | 44m | €12.44 | 2.8 kg | 4 |
- 1h 24mFastest, by Train
- €12.44Cheapest, by Train
- 2.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 84 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
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.
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 Galway to Limerick | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €28.94 | €28.94 | €23.99 | €16.29 | €19.59 | €21.24 | €21.24 | €17.39 | €19.04 | €15.74 | €16.84 | €12.44 | €17.94 | €19.04 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €11.88
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Limerick. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
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.
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When to book Galway to Limerick
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €13.5445 days
- €14.6430 days
- €17.3921 days
- €19.0414 days
- €21.247 days
- €23.993 days
- €28.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 144 percent. The most expensive point is €28.94, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €15.74Sun
- €16.29Mon
- €12.44Tue
- €17.94Wed
- €19.04Thu
- €17.39Fri
- €19.04Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €19.59Sep
- €12.44Oct
- €12.44Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €12.99Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
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
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 84 km against 73 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at South Dublin, Tallaght, Dublin. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 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. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Galway at 06:29 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Galway
Rail
- Galway railway station
- Ross railway station
- Oranmore railway station
Bus
- Galway Bus Station
- Galway Coach Station
Air
- NOC
Ferry
- Corrib Princess
- Aran Islands Ferry
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 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.
Book a ride from SNN with Welcome PickupsOr check Daytrip
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Irish Rail | €11.88 | 1h 24m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €8.99 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.88 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Limerick well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Limerick
Most of the points near Limerick railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
Check Limerick on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Galway 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 Galway to Limerick?
The fastest journey from Galway to Limerick takes 1h 24m door to door, of which 40m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 26m, 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 Galway to Limerick?
The cheapest fare from Galway to Limerick is €11.88, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €17.39. 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 Galway to Limerick?
The cheapest way from Galway to Limerick is by Train, at €12.44 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 1h 24m 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 Galway to Limerick?
Fares from Galway to Limerick bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 144 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 Galway to Limerick?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Galway to Limerick, at €12.44. 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 Galway to Limerick?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Galway to Limerick, at €11.88 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 Galway to Limerick?
1 operators sell services from Galway to Limerick across 1 modes: Irish Rail. 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 Galway to Limerick?
25 percent of the services we sell from Galway to Limerick are direct. The rest connect at South Dublin, Tallaght, 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 Galway to Limerick use?
Services from Galway to Limerick by Train leave from Galway railway station and arrive at Limerick railway station. Allow about 44m 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 Galway to Limerick?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Galway 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Galway to Limerick on September 10, 2026: 84 km of route against 73 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 24m 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.
What to book in Limerick before you go
Day trips that leave Limerick in the morning and cover a good part of Ireland by evening.
See Limerick on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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