Airport transfers to and from Galway City

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







Shannon Airport

Buses:

Bus Éireann are now the only company serving Shannon from Galway:

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 compnay for advice about the time to allow, as it can take longer in heavy traffic.    Fares of €90 have been quoted publically.

For early morning flights:

The first Galway to Shannon bus each morning is a Bus Éireann service which arrives at Shannon at 6:10am.

If you need to arrive to arrive at Shannon earlier than this, 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



Ireland West / Knock

  • Bus Èireann run regular services from Galway to Sligo which call to Knock and Knock airport.


See also