How To Get To Galway

Travelling to Galway

On the Western coast of Ireland lies Galway – horizontally opposite from Dublin on the East coast and home to the famous Bay. It’s reachable via plenty of rail, road and air links, whilst its nearest airports are Carnmore (GWY), 7 miles from Galway, and Shannon (SNN), 57 miles from Galway.

If you’re going by train, it takes 5hrs 30mins from Cork (1 change), 2hrs 40mins from Dublin and 6hrs 20mins from Belfast (2 changes).
By road, take the N18 (from Limerick or Cork), N6 (Dublin) or N17 (Sligo).
By air, Galway is linked to many of the airports accross Ireland and the UK by one or both of its nearby airports.

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Galway Carnmore - GWY

7 miles from Galway

Can we provide airport transfers? Yes

Galway Airport, Carnmore, Co. Galway, Ireland

+353 91 755569

Shannon - SNN

57 miles from Galway

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland

+353 (0)61 712000

How far is Galway from you?

Please check the grid below for your nearest local town. This will give you a rough idea of how long it will take you and your mates to get to Galway by road.