There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Galway by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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 Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Shannon Airport (SNN)NCE - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
10h€115–176Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kerry Airport (KIR)NCE - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt Station
15h 7m€67–194Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to GalwayRe
34h 59m€209–421Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Drive from Cork Port to Galway
30h 54mFly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)NCE - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
11h 18m€80–266Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cork Airport (ORK)NCE - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
9h 48m€98–231Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)NCE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
9h 18m€81–229Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Station761 / ...
41h 18m€196–359
Nice to Galway by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Galway is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €200 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Galway is to fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs €80 - €230.
The distance between Nice and Galway is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Galway without a car is to train and ferry which takes 34h 59m and costs €200 - €430.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Nice to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 10:01 PM in Nice and 9:01 PM in Galway.
There are 558+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Galway. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Galway via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 34h 59m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kerry Airport via Geneva, London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- 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/
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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