There are 6 ways to get from Valencia 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 Valencia Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane VLC - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
9h 56m€80–197Fly Valencia Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane VLC - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
9h 10m€78–253Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Valencia to Bilbaocar
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Galwaycar
38h 57m€181–753Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Shannon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ALC - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 21m€100–221Fly Valencia Airport to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane VLC - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
9h 30m€88–262Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane ALC - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
10h 30m€100–301
Valencia Airport (VLC) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Galway is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €200 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Galway is to fly and train which takes 9h 10m and costs €75 - €260.
The distance between Valencia and Galway is 1705 km.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Valencia to Galway, including transfers.
Galway is 1h behind Valencia. It is currently 5:03 AM in Valencia and 4:03 AM in Galway.
There are 667+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Valencia to Galway. However, you can take the line 5 vehicle to Aeroport, walk to Valencia Airport (VLC) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Valencia to Galway via Bilbao and Rosslare Harbour in around 38h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Shannon Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Dublin Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cork Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- 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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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