There are 8 ways to get from Florence to Galway by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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 Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane FLR - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 14m€188–624Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BLQ - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
9h 46m€79–307Bus
- Take the bus from Firenze to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus 761 / ...
3d 4h€84–365Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Florence to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Galwaycar
33h 21m€375–579Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane PSA - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 43m€91–215Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane FLR - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 33m€148–624Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane PSA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
12h 57m€106–335Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane PSA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
10h 23m€84–201
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Galway is to train and fly and bus which costs €90 - €220 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Galway is to train and fly which takes 9h 46m and costs €75 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Galway. However, there are services departing from Firenze and arriving at Galway Coach Stn via Rădăuți, Navan Rd Stn and Crampton Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Florence and Galway is 1875 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Galway without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs €80 - €370.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Florence to Galway, including transfers.
Florence to Galway bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Firenze station.
Florence to Galway bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Galway is 1h behind Florence. It is currently 9:30 PM in Florence and 8:30 PM in Galway.
There are 667+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Galway, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Firenze to Galway Coach Stn via Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Rd Stn, Bachelors Walk, and Crampton Quay in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Dublin Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dublin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Firenze to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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