There are 12 ways to get from Galway to Wales by car, car ferry, bus, train, busferry, or plane
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Galway to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Walescar
10h 53m£79–372Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUB - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Kiveton Bridgetrain
8h 48m£54–143Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ulsterbus Depotbus 64
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 212
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffieldtrain
19h 51mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus 760 / ...
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 131 / ...
19h 57mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffieldtrain
7h 32m£67–183Bus, car ferry, train via Clones
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Clones Diamondbus
- Take the bus from Main Street to Ulster University Belfastbus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffieldtrain
18h 44mBus to Shannon Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
7h 17m£56–239Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NOC - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffieldtrain
7h 47m£63–224Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
7h 48m£58–183Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane NOC - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
7h 5m£57–257Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NOC - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
7h 8m£90–169Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffieldtrain
8h 19m£81–187
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Wales is to bus and fly and train which costs £50 - £150 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Wales is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 5m and costs £55 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Galway to Wales. However, there are services departing from Galway Coach Stn and arriving at Wales Road/Limetree Avenue via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and Sheffield Interchange/C6. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 57m.
The distance between Galway and Wales is 394 miles.
The best way to get from Galway to Wales without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 19h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Galway to Wales, including transfers.
Galway to Wales bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Galway Coach Stn station.
Galway to Wales bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Airport Zone 11 station.
There are 1441+ hotels available in Wales.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Wales, England?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Wales. However, you can drive to Dublin Terminal 1, take the car ferry to Isle of Man Douglas, take the car ferry to Liverpool, then drive to Wales. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Galway Ceannt to Wales Road/Limetree Avenue via Foyle Street Bus Station, Nelson Street Bus Lane, Belfast, Liverpool, Liverpool Lime Street, Sheffield, and Sheffield Interchange/C6 in around 19h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–160
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–65
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Kiveton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ulsterbus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Main Street to Ulster University Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01484420000
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from ATU Galway to Clones Diamond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- 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
- £15–278
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £142
- Car&Adult
- £278
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
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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