There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Galway by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ATH - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
9h 29m€150–352Fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
8h 53m€128–269Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane ATH - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 42m€145–282Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ATH - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 32m€133–307Fly to Kerry Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane ATH - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
- Take the train from Limerick to Galwaytrain
12h 28m€156–318
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Galway is to fly and bus which costs €140 - €290 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Galway is to fly and train which takes 8h 53m and costs €120 - €270.
The distance between Athens and Galway is 3133 km.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Athens to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 1:39 AM in Athens and 11:39 PM in Galway.
There are 619+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Galway. However, you can take the taxi to Athens-Airport-ATH airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Athens-Airport-ATH airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland W Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Limerick to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
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