There are 12 ways to get from Galway to Swindon by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SNN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
6h 40m£104–419Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindontrain
8h£59–176Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Swindoncar
12h 24m£94–402Train, ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Swindontrain
14h 29m£146–263Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Limerick Colbertbus 51
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stnbus 55
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dockferry
- Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Swindontrain
18h 38m£152–344Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NOC - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
6h 36m£119–479Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NOC - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
7h 4m£116–304Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SNN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swindontrain
7h 35m£91–333Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SNN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Swindontrain
7h 50m£85–299Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SNN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Swindontrain
7h 52m£96–324Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Swindontrain
9h 28m£103–228Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Kildaretrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kildare to Waterfordtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbourferry 0
- Take the train from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Swindontrain
17h 18m£130–233
Galway to Swindon by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Swindon is to train and fly which costs £55 - £180 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Swindon is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 36m and costs £110 - £480.
The distance between Galway and Swindon is 520 miles.
The best way to get from Galway to Swindon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 29m and costs £140 - £270.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Galway to Swindon, including transfers.
There are 1049+ hotels available in Swindon.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Swindon, England?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Swindon. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to London Paddington, then take the train to Swindon. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Swindon via Dublin Terminal 1, Isle of Man Douglas, and Liverpool in around 12h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–100
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Pembroke Dock to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Swindon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £15–22
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £15–22
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £15–22
Train from Galway to Kildare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £12–17
Train from Kildare to Waterford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £10–15
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- 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
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- £15–21
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–279
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £143
- Car&Adult
- £279
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Fishguard Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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