There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Galway by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane NCE - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
9h 49m€108–265Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane NCE - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceanntbus
16h 12m€75–223Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain Ic / ...
35h 13m€639–1,526Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Galwaycar
31h 3m€363–476Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane NCE - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 33m€93–325Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane NCE - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 33m€106–280Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane NCE - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
9h 33m€76–240Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- 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 / ...
41h 52m€558–1,372
Nice to Galway by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Galway is to fly and train which costs €75 - €240 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Galway is to fly and train which takes 9h 33m and costs €75 - €240.
The distance between Nice and Galway is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Galway without a car is to train and ferry which takes 35h 13m and costs €600 - €1600.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Nice to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 7:43 AM in Nice and 6:43 AM in Galway.
There are 546+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Galway. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Galway via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 35h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cork Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
- 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 Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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