There are 6 ways to get from Malta to Galway by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)MLA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
8h 35m€118–298Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)MLA - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
6h 42m€98–238Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)MLA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
7h 50m€114–221Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Cork Airport (ORK)MLA - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
22h€106–223Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Kerry Airport (KIR)MLA - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt Station
11h 19m€125–176Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)MLA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
11h 5m€121–266
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Galway is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €230 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Galway is to fly and bus which takes 6h 42m and costs €95 - €240.
The distance between Malta and Galway is 2793 km.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Malta to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Malta. It is currently 8:26 AM in Malta and 7:26 AM in Galway.
There are 558+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Malta and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Malta to Galway. However, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland West Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21, take the line 782 bus to Heuston Station, walk to Dublin Heuston, then take the train to Galway.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Malta International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Cork Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- 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 Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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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