There are 7 ways to get from Riyadh to Galway by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Riyadh to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane RUH - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
17h 22m€268–676Fly Riyadh to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane RUH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
17h 36m€201–591Fly Riyadh to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane RUH - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
18h 26m€258–626Fly Riyadh to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane RUH - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
17h 56m€271–631Fly Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane RUH - LDY
- Take the bus from Derry Bus Station to Galway Ceanntbus
21h 7m€306–703Fly Riyadh to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane RUH - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
20h 7m€244–543Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Drive from Riyadh to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane DOH - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
18h 29m€288–829
Riyadh (RUH) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Galway is to fly and train which costs €200 - €600 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Galway is to fly and bus which takes 17h 22m and costs €260 - €700.
The distance between Riyadh and Galway is 5667 km.
It takes approximately 17h 22m to get from Riyadh to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 3h behind Riyadh. It is currently 6:31 PM in Riyadh and 3:31 PM in Galway.
There are 539+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Galway. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt. Alternatively, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), walk to Ireland W Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Riyadh to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Riyadh to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Riyadh to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Riyadh to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–490
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Riyadh to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Riyadh to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Riyadh to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
Flights from Riyadh to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
Flights from Riyadh to Ireland West Airport Knock via Sabiha Gokcen, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Riyadh to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–650
Flights from Riyadh to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Riyadh to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Dublin Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–650
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Riyadh to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to City Of Derry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
- 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 Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €15–22
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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Translink
- 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 Derry Bus Station to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
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