There are 6 ways to get from Lausanne to Galway by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane GVA - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 2m€130–315Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GVA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
9h 21m€118–321Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lausanne to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Galwaycar
27h 26m€302–473Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane GVA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h€130–455Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ZRH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
10h 52m€172–492Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus 761 / ...
34h 33m€247–934
Lausanne to Galway by bus, train, ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Galway is to train and fly which costs €110 - €330 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Galway is to train and fly which takes 9h 21m and costs €110 - €330.
The distance between Lausanne and Galway is 1458 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Galway without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 34h 33m and costs €240 - €950.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Lausanne to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Lausanne. It is currently 12:52 PM in Lausanne and 11:52 AM in Galway.
There are 669+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Galway. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lausanne to Galway via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 27h 26m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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