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 Ceannt Stationbus
11h 33m€95–341Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane ATH - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
14h 15m€77–189Fly 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 West Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
12h 57m€90–241Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ATH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
11h 16m€88–237Fly 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 Ceannt Stationbus
13h 27m€98–226
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Galway is to fly and train which costs €85 - €240 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Galway is to fly and train which takes 11h 16m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Athens and Galway is 3134 km.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Athens to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 2h behind Athens. It is currently 10:42 AM in Athens and 8:42 AM in Galway.
There are 607+ 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 subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt Station. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland West Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt Station.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
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