There are 10 ways to get from Pau to Galway by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport to Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane PUF - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
11h 35m€241–479Bus, car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearsetrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus 761 / ...
42h 17m€111–648Train, ferry
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train 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 / ...
33h 47m€622–1,467Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BOD - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
11h 34m€122–308Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane LDE - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
16h 4m€114–406Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane TLS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
11h 42m€115–278Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane PUF - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
12h 6m€148–824Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LDE - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
15h 41m€134–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Pau to Bilbaocar
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Galwaycar
35h 23m€130–680Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pau to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus 761 / ...
37h 30m€456–1,218
Pau to Galway by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Galway is to train and fly which costs €110 - €280 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Galway is to train and fly which takes 11h 34m and costs €120 - €310.
The distance between Pau and Galway is 1430 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Galway without a car is to train and ferry which takes 33h 47m and costs €600 - €1500.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Pau to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Pau. It is currently 12:26 AM in Pau and 11:26 PM in Galway.
There are 547+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Pau to Galway. However, you can take the bus to UZEIN Aéroport Pau Pyrénées, walk to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Terminal 2 Zone 19, take the line 782 bus to Heuston Station, walk to Dublin Heuston, then take the train to Galway. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pau to Galway via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Saint-Lazare, Paris St Lazare, Cherbourg, Cherbourg, Dublin Ferryport B+I, The Point, Heuston, and Dublin Heuston in around 33h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport via Lyon, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Orly, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- 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
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
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Pearse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- 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 Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- 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 Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- 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)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pau to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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 Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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