There are 8 ways to get from Galway to Bochum by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SNN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
8h 42m€136–330Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
7h 57m€87–321Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bochumcar
31h 41m€544–909Train, bus
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Kölnbus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain 10 / ...
3d 10h€96–460Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane NOC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
8h 23m€101–360Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane NOC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
7h 43mBus to Shannon Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SNN - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
9h 42mBus to Cork Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ORK - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
10h 8m€125–417
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Bochum is to train and fly which costs €85 - €330 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Bochum is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €85 - €330.
The distance between Galway and Bochum is 1227 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Bochum without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs €95 - €460.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Galway to Bochum, including transfers.
Bochum is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 5:59 AM in Galway and 6:59 AM in Bochum.
There are 2004+ hotels available in Bochum.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Bochum, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Bochum. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), walk to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to Duesseldorf Flughafen, then take the train to Bochum Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Bochum via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 31h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Köln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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