London to Galway runs about 24 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 20:37. One passenger pays between £46.62 and £51.17, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 655 km and are run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£46.62 to £51.17
- 142%Moves across the booking window
142%When it runs, leaving London
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:17First departure
- 20:37Last departure
- 24Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:17
20:37
24
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £94.65Mon5
- about £79.48Tue6
- about £85.04Wed7
- about £89.59Thu8
- about £80.99Fri9
- about £89.08Sat10
- about £76.95Sun11
- about £57.23Mon12
- about £55.22Tue13
- about £57.74Wed14
- about £70.89Thu15
- about £67.86Fri16
- about £68.86Sat17
- about £63.31Sun18
- about £47.64Mon19
- about £46.62Tue20
- about £49.65Wed21
- about £61.28Thu22
- about £55.72Fri23
- about £57.23Sat24
- about £54.71Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Galway. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Galway for the night the flight gets in
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When to book London to Galway
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £48.6590 days
- £62.8060 days
- £42.5845 days
- £39.0430 days
- £54.7121 days
- £63.3114 days
- £76.957 days
- £85.043 days
- £94.651 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £39.04.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 142 percent. The dearest point is £94.65, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to London to Galway and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
655 km
636 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
8,961,989 → 85,910
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 655 km against 636 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from NOC into Galway is set by whoever drives it.
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 rank says.
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Who runs this route
Galway is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Galway railway station
Most of the points near Galway railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about London to Galway
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 London to Galway?
London to Galway covers 655 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from London to Galway?
The cheapest fare from London to Galway is £46.62, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £77.96. 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 London to Galway?
The cheapest way from London to Galway is by flight, at £46.62 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book London to Galway?
Fares from London to Galway bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £39.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 142 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for London to Galway?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from London to Galway, at £55.22. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for London to Galway?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from London to Galway, at £40.56 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 services from London to Galway?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Ryanair UK publish service areas covering both London and Galway, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from London to Galway?
Every service we sell from London to Galway is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from London to Galway use?
Services from London to Galway by flight leave from London Heathrow Airport LHR and arrive at Ireland West Airport Knock NOC. Allow about 3h 10m 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 London to Galway?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from London to Galway allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for London to Galway on 4 October 2026: 655 km of route against 636 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of £46.62, and 4h 24m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Galway a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Galway and across Ireland
Day trips that leave Galway in the morning and cover a good part of Ireland by evening.
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The two ends, compared
London reaches 659 places in 119 countries on services we hold, over distances from 17 to 14,479 km. Galway reaches 26 places in 8 countries, from 73 to 2,820 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving London
- 659Places you can leave for
- 119Countries
- 195Operators
119
195Arriving in Galway
Leaving Galway
- 26Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 4Operators