There are 5 ways to get from Galway to Skiathos by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
best- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane DUB - JSI
13h 29m€92–153Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane ORK - JSI
29h 5m€109–326Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane SNN - JSI
16h 49m€106–362Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane NOC - JSI
12h 40m€111–342Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DUB - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπερ/ΚΩΝ Λιοσιωνbus
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the carferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
15h 37m€133–320
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Skiathos is to train and fly which costs €90 - €160 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Skiathos is to bus and fly which takes 12h 40m and costs €110 - €350.
The distance between Galway and Skiathos is 2988 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Galway to Skiathos, including transfers.
Skiathos is 2h ahead of Galway. It is currently 6:07 AM in Galway and 8:07 AM in Skiathos.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Skiathos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Skiathos. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston, take the vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI), walk to Kalyvia, then take the bus to Skiathos. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI), walk to Kalyvia, then take the bus to Skiathos.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- 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
- +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
- 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)
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπερ/ΚΩΝ Λιοσιων
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 2221 0 20400
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
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