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
7h 59m€133–312Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DUB - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain
8h 27m€83–338Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bochumcar
31h 41m€555–925Train, 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 Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain Ice / ...
3d 10h€95–455Bus 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 55m€143–352Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbftrain
7h 35m€87–287Bus 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 Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain
9h 16m€89–303Bus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Liffey Valley SCbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Liegebus
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Bochum central stationbus
3d 16h€96–341
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Bochum is to bus and fly and train which costs €85 - €290 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Bochum is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 35m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Galway to Bochum station. However, there are services departing from Galway Coach Stn and arriving at Bochum central station via Dublin, Rădăuţi and Liège Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 16h.
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 7h 59m to get from Galway to Bochum, including transfers.
Galway to Bochum bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Galway Coach Stn station.
Galway to Bochum bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Liffey Valley SC station.
Bochum is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 10:16 AM in Galway and 11:16 AM in Bochum.
There are 1987+ hotels available in Bochum.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Bochum, Germany?
You can take a bus from Galway Coach Stn to Bochum central station via Liffey Valley SC, Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Liege, and Liège Guillemins in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via Bristol, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- €5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- 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 Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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 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
- €20–170
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- 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 Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Bochum central station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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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