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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Galwayby plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Galway by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train

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  1. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Shannon Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane plane FKB - SNN
    2. Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus bus
    13h 59m
    €116–253

  2. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus

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    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane plane FKB - NOC
    2. Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus bus
    13h 53m
    €71–189

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Dunkirkcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Galwaycar car
    34h 13m
    €575–953

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 198 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rădăuțibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus bus 761 / ...
    3d 7h
    €86–316

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane plane STR - SNN
    3. Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus bus
    11h 10m
    €143–436

  6. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane plane STR - DUB
    3. Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain train
    9h 34m
    €116–401

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cork Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane plane FRA - ORK
    3. Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus bus
    9h 49m
    €151–394

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dublin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane plane FRA - DUB
    3. Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain train
    9h 34m
    €111–294

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration9h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€99Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,399.9 km
  • Duration: 13h 59m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Galway, Ireland?

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Galway Coach Stn via Frankfurt, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Rd Stn, Bachelors Walk, and Crampton Quay in around 3d 7h.

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