There are 12 ways to get from Galway to Poitiers by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or 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 Poitiers–Biard Airport
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane SNN - PIS
12h 34m€81–572Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Cork Portcar
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Poitierscar
24h 22m€228–279Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitierstrain
9h 45m€122–304Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DUB - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
9h 37m€140–367Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane DUB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain
10h 26m€123–329Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SNN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain
12h 20m€159–404Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane DUB - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain
11h 9m€125–327Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane NOC - LIG
- Take the bus from Limoges Benedictins to Montmorillonbus
- Take the train from Montmorillon to Poitierstrain
32h 18m€117–404Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane SNN - LIG
- Take the bus from Limoges Benedictins to Montmorillonbus
- Take the train from Montmorillon to Poitierstrain
20h 27m€117–394Train, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
29h 39m€517–1,335Train, ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain Ter
- Take the train from Caen to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain Tgv
29h 58m€483–1,277Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Viaduc Léon Blumbus L7
33h 23m€409–1,201
Galway to Poitiers by train, tram, foot, ferry, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Poitiers is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €600 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Poitiers is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 37m and costs €140 - €370.
The distance between Galway and Poitiers is 1040 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Poitiers without a car is to train and ferry via Paris which takes 29h 39m and costs €500 - €1400.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Galway to Poitiers, including transfers.
Poitiers is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 3:05 AM in Galway and 4:05 AM in Poitiers.
There are 872+ hotels available in Poitiers.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Poitiers, France?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Poitiers. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, then fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Poitiers via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 24h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Shannon Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Cologne Bonn, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Cologne Bonn, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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 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
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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