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
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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.