Information about public transport services between Galway City and the airports that are regularly used by people visiting, living or working in the Galway area.
All airports
Most taxis and hackneys service will provide a service to any airport.Galway Shuttle currently offer private transfers to/from any airport - must be booked in advance. They may offer shared-shuttle services (you share the van with other passengers and the shuttle may call at other destinations before your own - for a better price than a private transfer) in future.
Galway Airport
This airport is now closed to commercial flights. If you need to go to the airport site, the options are:- Taxi - costs €15-25, depending on traffic
- Combination - Route 409 bus to Briarhill Shopping Centre, taxi from there: there is no taxi stand, you need to organise this by phone or app. This is the cheapest option.
Dublin Airport
- Citylink (including GoBus): some services non-stop, "super single" fares, trip time approx 2.5 - 3:15 hours, wi-fi
- Train + shuttle bus from Heuston Station
- Bus Eireann no longer offer a service on this route.
Shannon Airport
Buses:
Bus Éireann are now the only company serving Shannon from Galway:- Route 51 (Galway - Limerick - Cork) buses run every hour between 7am and 8pm (approx).
- Summer 2024: route x51 is providing 7 buses per day between Galway and Shannon Airport.
- See www.buseireann.ie for information about connections to other towns.
Trains:
There is no train service to Shannon Airport.The closest railway station is at Sixmilebridge, which is about 15km east of the airport: from here, there are around 5 trains per day to Galway. See Irish Rail's website for more information
Taxis / hackneys:
Many taxi and hackney companies in Galway will do a fixed-fare journey to Shannon. Travel time is a little over 1 hour from Eyre Square. You need to book in advance: always ask the company for advice about the time to allow, as it can take longer in heavy traffic. .For early morning flights:
If you need to arrive to arrive at Shannon earlier than the first bus, the options are:- Travelling to the Shannon area by bus the evening before, and spending the night in a local B&B and using a local taxi or Bus Eireann's roue 343 Limerick-Shannon service which arrives at Shannon at 5:45am - or just spending the night in the airport terminal.
- Travelling to Dublin the evening before (see Regional Buses), and catching a JJ Kavanagh bus that departs Dublin airport 12:30am, arriving at Shannon airport 4:30am.
Aerfort na Minna / Connemara Regional Airport (Inverin/Indreabhán)
- Aer Arran Islands run a shuttle-bus from Galway city: book it when you purchase tickets for your flight.
Cork Airport
- Citylink run a service to Cork city, which continues on to Cork Airport and UCC.
- Bus Éireann run regular services to Cork city: from Cork bus-station you can connect with local buses out to the airport.
Ireland West / Knock
- Bus Èireann run regular services from Galway to Sligo which stop at Knock village and Knock airport.