There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Galway by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane BRU - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
9h 36m€114–339Fly Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BRU - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
7h 55m€57–254Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leuven to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Galwaycar
29h 48m€512–861Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liege to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
3d 10h€91–336Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CRL - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
9h 15m€84–269Fly Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane BRU - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
- Take the train from Limerick to Galwaytrain
12h 41m€160–365Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane AMS - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 25m€133–438Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus
3d 12h€80–311Bus via Meiser
- Take the bus from Brussels to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus
3d 14h
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Galway is to fly and train which costs €55 - €260 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Galway is to fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs €55 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Galway. However, there are services departing from Leuven Lüdenscheid and arriving at Galway Coach Stn via Brussel Noord opstaphalte, Brussels, Rădăuți, Navan Rd Stn and Crampton Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Leuven and Galway is 1053 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Galway without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs €90 - €340.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Leuven to Galway, including transfers.
Leuven to Galway bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Brussels station.
Leuven to Galway bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Galway is 1h behind Leuven. It is currently 10:08 AM in Leuven and 9:08 AM in Galway.
There are 550+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Galway, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Leuven Lüdenscheid to Galway Coach Stn via Brussel Noord opstaphalte, Brussels, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Rd Stn, Bachelors Walk, and Crampton Quay in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shannon Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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