There are 8 ways to get from Galway to Switzerland by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train
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 Geneva International Airport
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SNN - GVA
8h 24mCHF 102–267Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
7h 13mCHF 83–242Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Zurichcar
36h 11mCHF 571–940Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Basel (BSL)plane SNN - BSL
8h 53mCHF 98–305Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SNN - ZRH
8h 42mCHF 99–367Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUB - GVA
7h 10mCHF 91–242Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane NOC - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 6mCHF 96–357Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DUB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 51mCHF 95–302
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Switzerland is to bus and fly which costs SFr 80 - SFr 250 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Switzerland is to bus and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 250.
The distance between Galway and Switzerland is 1396 km.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Galway to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 12:35 PM in Galway and 1:35 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1242+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Switzerland. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, WTC, then take the line 10 bus to Genève, Bel-Air. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Zurich via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 36h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- 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
- CHF 410–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 426
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