Travel to Galway
Every way to reach Galway: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Galway is reachable from 24 places across 8 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €16.29 and the fastest takes 1h 29m door to door. The nearest origin is 73 km away.
How people reach Galway
Every mode that actually calls at Galway, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 12 | €16.29 | 1h 29m | 189 km | 1 |
| Flight | 36 | €47.93 | 4h 8m | 2,820 km | 3 |
- 24Places you can arrive from
- 24Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 4Operators
Galway is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
Where to stay in Galway
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 12 | 25% | Limerick, 73 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 12 | 25% | Liverpool, 403 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 6 | 13% | London, 636 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 18 | 38% | Barcelona, 1564 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Galway that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 | 29% |
| Spain | 12 | 25% |
| Ireland | 12 | 25% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Italy | 2 | 4% |
| Lithuania | 2 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 4% |
| Portugal | 2 | 4% |
Stations, airports and ports in Galway
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Galway
- Galway railway station
- Ross railway station
- Oranmore railway station
- Galway Bus Station
- Galway Coach Station
- NOC
- Corrib Princess
- Aran Islands Ferry
Landing at NOC after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Galway
Settled in advance, so the ride into Galway costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Galway
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick to Galway train | €16.29 | 1h 29m | 73 km |
| Tallaght to Galway train | €36.64 | 2h 13m | 178 km |
| Dublin South to Galway train | €37.19 | 2h 18m | 180 km |
| Dublin to Galway train | €38.29 | 2h 18m | 186 km |
| Drogheda to Galway train | €38.29 | 2h 22m | 186 km |
| Swords to Galway train | €38.84 | 2h 24m | 189 km |
| Liverpool to Galway flight | €47.93 | 4h 8m | 403 km |
| Manchester to Galway flight | €50.29 | 4h 10m | 452 km |
| Edinburgh to Galway flight | €53.24 | 4h 13m | 480 km |
| Bristol to Galway flight | €55.60 | 4h 14m | 482 km |
| Birmingham to Galway flight | €56.19 | 4h 13m | 488 km |
| Derby to Galway flight | €57.96 | 4h 15m | 507 km |
| London to Galway flight | €66.22 | 4h 24m | 636 km |
| Eindhoven to Galway flight | €105.75 | 5h 6m | 1,006 km |
| Cologne to Galway flight | €116.96 | 5h 8m | 1,121 km |
| Barcelona to Galway flight | €160.03 | 5h 45m | 1,564 km |
A day in Galway hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Galway railway station
Most of the points near Galway railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Galway
Common questions about Travel to Galway
How can I get to Galway?
Galway is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 24 places, across 8 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Galway?
The cheapest way into Galway is by Train, from €16.29 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 24 origins we sell into Galway over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Galway?
The fastest journey into Galway is by Train, at 1h 29m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 73 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Galway have?
Galway has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Galway railway station, Ross railway station, Oranmore railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Galway from within 200 km?
12 of the routes we sell into Galway start within 200 km. The nearest is Limerick, 73 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Galway in Ireland?
Galway connects to 24 places on our network across 8 countries, the furthest of them 2,820 km away in a straight line. Ireland routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Ireland
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Galway afterward does not belong to us.
Things to do in Galway
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Galway, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Plan a trip from here
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