There are 10 ways to get from York to Galway by train, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, car or plane
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Train, car ferry
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Take the train from York to Liverpool Lime Street
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Take the car ferry from Bootle to Dublin
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Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
Cheapest
Train to Leeds Bradford, fly to Dublin, train
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Take the train from York to Leeds
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Fly from Leeds Bradford (LBA) to Dublin (DUB)
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Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
Train, car ferry, bus
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Take the train from York to Liverpool Lime Street
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Take the car ferry from Bootle to Dublin
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Take the bus from Dublin City South, Burgh Quay to Galway City, Coach Station
Train, bus, bus and ferry
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Take the train from York to Darlington
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Take the bus from Darlington to Glasgow
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Take the bus and ferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Europa Bus Centre
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Take the bus from Belfast, Glengall Street to Dublin Airport
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Take the bus from Dublin Airport to Galway Coach Station
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from York to Holyhead
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Take the car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
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Drive from Dublin to Galway
Train to Manchester, fly to Dublin, train
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Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
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Fly from Manchester (MAN) to Dublin (DUB)
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Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
Train to Manchester, fly to Shannon, bus
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Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
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Fly from Manchester (MAN) to Shannon (SNN)
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Take the bus from Shannon Airport, stop 609581 to Galway Bus Station, stop 555041
Train to Manchester, fly to Cork, bus
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Take the train from York to Manchester Airport
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Fly from Manchester (MAN) to Cork (ORK)
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Take the bus from Cork Airport to Eyre Square, Galway Bus Station
Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Knock, bus
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Take the train from York to Manchester Piccadilly
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Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
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Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Knock (NOC)
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Take the bus from Knock Airport, stop 553081 to Galway Bus Station, stop 555041
Train to East Midlands, fly to Knock, bus
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Take the train from York to Burton-on-Trent
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Fly from East Midlands (EMA) to Knock (NOC)
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Take the bus from Knock Airport, stop 553081 to Galway Bus Station, stop 555041
York to Galway by train, walk, bus and bus and ferry
The journey time between York and Galway is around 19h 52m and covers a distance of around 1014 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 4m. Operated by TransPennine Express Service, LNER, CrossCountry and others, the York to Galway service departs from York and arrives in Galway Coach Station. Typically seven services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from York to Galway is to train and fly, which costs £40 - £250 and takes 8h 8m.
The quickest way to get from York to Galway is to train and fly which costs £40 - £250 and takes 8h 8m.
The distance between York and Galway is 531 km.
The best way to get from York to Galway without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 46m and costs £90 - £210.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to get from York to Galway, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Leeds Bradford Airport to Dublin Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h.
Aer Lingus and Ryanair offer flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to Dublin Airport.
There are 95+ hotels available in Galway. Prices start at €87 per night.
- Distance: 530.8 km
- Duration: 15h 46m
What companies run services between York, England and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from York to Galway. However, you can take the train to Liverpool Lime Street, take the walk to Liverpool Central, take the train to Seaforth & Litherland, take the walk to Bootle, take the car ferry to Dublin, take the walk to The Point, take the tram to Heuston, take the walk to Dublin Heuston, then take the train to Galway. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from York to Galway via Liverpool Lime Street, Queen Square Bus Station, Seaforth, Port of Liverpool, Bootle, Dublin, Castleforbes Road, stop 7890, Eden Quay, stop 303, and Dublin City South, Burgh Quay in around 16h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16 - €140
Flights from Manchester to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15 - €130
Flights from Manchester to Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29 - €150
Flights from Manchester to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €19 - €130
Flights from Liverpool to Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20 - €160
Flights from East Midlands to Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15 - €120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €240
Flights from Manchester to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €13 - €270
Flights from Manchester to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25 - €340
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €60
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- €16 - €23
- Off-Peak Day Single
- €27 - €45
- Anytime Day Single
- €35 - €60
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20 - €35
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- €11 - €16
- Off-Peak Day Single
- €15 - €23
- Anytime Day Single
- €20 - €35
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14 - €23
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- €9 - €13
- Off-Peak Day Single
- €10 - €16
- Anytime Day Single
- €14 - €23
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- €14 - €21
- Off-Peak Day Single
- €23 - €35
- Anytime Day Single
- €30 - €50
Train from York to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28 - €45
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- €13 - €19
- Off-Peak Day Single
- €21 - €35
- Anytime Day Single
- €28 - €45
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16 - €24
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- €9 - €14
- Off-Peak Day Single
- €11 - €18
- Anytime Day Single
- €16 - €24
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- digital@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17 - €24
- Website
- Irish Rail
- Semi Flexible
- €17 - €20
- Flexible
- €21 - €24
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6 - €90
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- €6 - €10
- Anytime Day Single
- €35 - €55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €60 - €90
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3 - €70
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- €3 - €6
- Anytime Day Single
- €30 - €45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €45 - €70
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €130
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- €35 - €45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- €90 - €130
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28 - €120
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- €28 - €33
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- €80 - €120
Train from York to Burton-on-Trent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65 - €190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- €65 - €80
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- €130 - €190
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- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- customer.services@grandcentralrail.com
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18 - €30
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
- Advanced Single
- €9 - €13
- Anytime Single
- €7 - €11
- Anytime Day Single
- €18 - €30
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12 - €20
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- €12 - €15
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- €14 - €20
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18 - €26
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- €8 - €22
- Off-Peak Single
- €13 - €19
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- €18 - €26
- Phone
- +353 (0)91 564600
- info@gobus.ie
- Website
- gobus.ie
Bus from Dublin City South, Burgh Quay to Galway City, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- GoBus.ie
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Darlington to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- National Express
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- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- feedback@translink.co.uk
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus and ferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27 - €35
- Schedules at
- translink.co.uk
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- Phone
- +353 1 844 7118
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Belfast, Glengall Street to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14 - €17
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Dublin Airport to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17 - €21
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13 - €22
- Website
- Citylink
- Standard
- €15 - €22
- Web Fare
- €13 - €19
Bus from Cork Airport to Eyre Square, Galway Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12 - €21
- Website
- Citylink
- Standard
- €14 - €21
- Web Fare
- €12 - €18
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- eireagle.com
Bus from Dublin Airport Arrival Terminal 1 to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- Eireagle
- Phone
- +353 818 836 611
- customercare@expressway.ie
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport, stop 609581 to Galway Bus Station, stop 555041
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Expressway
Bus from Knock Airport, stop 553081 to Galway Bus Station, stop 555041
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Expressway
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Bootle to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €140
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger & Car Saver
- €114
- Passenger & Car Flexi
- €136
- Overnight Cabin
- €46
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €33 - €37
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- €120 - €140
- On Foot
- €33 - €37
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Stena Line
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