Access to Galway
Galway is situated on the West Coast of Ireland and is easily reached by air, ferry, train, bus or car or a combination of these. As a major tourist attraction, there are many well-developed transport options available. • Ireland West Airport (c. 1 hour to city centre) • Shannon Airport (c. 1 hour to city centre) • Dublin Airport (c. 2 hours to city centre) • Cork Airport (c. 1 hour 40 minutes to city centre)
Ireland West Airport (Knock)
1 hour from Galway Ireland West Airport Knock is just under an hour drive from Galway, offering convenient – and often low cost – access to the UK and European destinations. www.irelandwestairport.com
Direct Flights to Ireland West Alicante, Barcelona (Girona), Birmingham, Bristol, Cologne, Croatia, Düsseldorf, East Midlands, Eindhoven, Faro, Fatima, Frankfurt, Gatwick, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Kaunas, Lanzarote, Liverpool, London Luton, London Stansted, Lourdes, Malaga, Manchester, Medjugorje, Milan (Bergamo), Paris, Spain, Tenerife
Dublin Airport
2 hours from City Centre Most UK airports, Europe, USA, Middle East. Dublin Airport is one of Europe’s busiest airports, with more than 98 airlines flying to over 185 destinations including regular direct flights from [email protected]
North America. Dublin Airport now offers services to 29 airports in the UK and the ever expanding European network now covering 100 airports. Terminal 2 opened at Dublin Airport in November 2010 and now allow Dublin Airport to comfortably handle up to 35 million passengers per year while creating a vibrant modern airport and efficient gateway to Ireland. Dublin International Airport is only 2 hours on the M6 motorway from Galway city centre and manages an average of 60,000 passengers per day, rising to 80,000 during the peak season, with more than 600 aircraft movements every day. Dublin Airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 is the arrival and departure point for airlines including Ryanair, Air France, Flybe.com, Germanwings, Iberia, Lufthansa, Norwegian and SAS. Terminal 2 is the hub for Emirates, Etihad and transatlantic flights by American, US Airways, United Airlines, Delta, Air Canada and Aer Lingus (Ireland’s national airline, whose UK and continental flights are also based in T2). www.dublinairport.com
1 hour from Galway Shannon Airport
Shannon airport is the second largest airport in Ireland and offers easy access to European cities and transatlantic destinations. The Shannon region itself is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in Ireland. www.shannonairport.ie Direct Flights to Shannon
From US Boston, Chicago, NY JFK, NY Newark, NY Stewart, Philadelphia
From Canada Toronto
From Europe Alicante, Barcelona Girona, Berlin Schonefeld, Brussels, Carcasonne, Dusseldorf Weeze, Faro, Frankfurt Hahn, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Katowice, Krackow, Lodz, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Minsk, Paris, Tenerife, Turin, Warsaw, Wroclaw
From UK & Ireland Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow Prestwick, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stanstead, Manchester, www.shannonairport.ie [email protected]
Bus travel is the most frequent and cheapest transport to/from Galway thanks to healthy competition between Bus Éireann (a state owned bus company) and private operators such as CityLink and GoBus. There are regular services throughout the day, every day, from Galway to all other major cities in Ireland.
Bus Company Information
Bus Eireann Galway Telephone: +353 91 562000 Email: [email protected] www.buseireann.ie Bus Éireann is part of CIE (a state owned transport company that also owns Irish Rail). Bus Éireann services cover the entire country. Most services are frequent (eg Galway/Dublin is every hour). Timetables available from their web site.
Irish City Link www.citylink.ie (Non-Stop service between Galway and Dublin)
Go Bus Travel www.gobus.ie (Non-Stop service between Galway and Dublin)
Irish City Link www.citylink.ie (Non-Stop service between Galway and Dublin)