There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Galway by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane AMS - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
8h 37m€102–295Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane AMS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
8h 10m€60–231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Galwaycar
30h 38m€325–580Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
3d 12h€127–387Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
8h 46m€95–310Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane RTM - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
6h 41m€109–409Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
9h 28m€80–263Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Liège Guilleminsbus
- Take the bus from Liege to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Galway Coach Stationbus
3d 13h€93–335Train, bus via Dublin Airport (DUB)
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Galway Coach Stationbus
3d 15h
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Galway is to train and fly which costs €55 - €240 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Galway is to fly and bus which takes 6h 41m and costs €100 - €410.
The distance between Rotterdam and Galway is 1071 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Galway without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 12h and costs €120 - €390.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Rotterdam to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 5:32 AM in Rotterdam and 4:32 AM in Galway.
There are 610+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Galway, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Galway Coach Station via Liège Guillemins, Liege, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, Lanesborough Park, and Dublin Airport Zone 13 in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Brussels to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–180
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Brussels to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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 Dublin Airport Zone 13 to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- 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 Rotterdam Central Station to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Brussels to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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