There are 7 ways to get from Galway to Williamstown by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
28h 21m$820–1,886Train, bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Galway to Limericktrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
2d 6h$486–1,193Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
36h 20m$960–5,569Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
32h 11m$1,265–1,676Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Footscray Stationtrain
33h 20m$854–2,470Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NOC - MEL
33h 46m$1,010–2,269Bus to Donegal Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Cathdrl to Croithlíbus
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CFN - MEL
2d 1h$783–1,993
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Williamstown is to train and bus and fly which costs $480 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Williamstown is to train and fly which takes 28h 21m and costs $800 - $1,900.
The distance between Galway and Williamstown is 17464 km.
It takes approximately 28h 21m to get from Galway to Williamstown, including transfers.
Williamstown is 11h ahead of Galway. It is currently 2:09 PM in Galway and 1:09 AM in Williamstown.
There are 5292+ hotels available in Williamstown.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Williamstown, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Williamstown. 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal, walk to Southern Cross Station, then take the train to North Williamstown Station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal, walk to Southern Cross Station, then take the train to North Williamstown Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Donegal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Glasgow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Donegal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Glasgow, Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Donegal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Glasgow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Donegal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Glasgow, Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Donegal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Melbourne Airport via London Heathrow, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Donegal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $28–40
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $28–40
Train from Galway to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $17–25
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Footscray Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- 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
- $30–45
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from Galway Cathdrl to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
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