How To Get Here

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Location

Galway is situated approximately 130 miles West of Dublin on Galway Bay with Connemara to the West and the Burren in Co. Clare to the South.

Air

Galway Airport has flights from destinations in Ireland, the UK & Continental Europe.  Galway Airport is located 6km (4 miles) from the city centre www.galwayairport.com.

Shannon International Airport www.shannonairport.com located 90km (55 miles) from Galway has routes servicing numerous destinations in Europe, the US and Canada. 

Ireland West Airport Knock 85km (53 miles) from Galway also has direct connections to a number of UK destinations and Dublin.

Airport Transfers are available from www.traveldirectireland.com who provide shuttle services from all airports throughout Ireland.

Road

You may reach Galway via, the N17 from the North (Sligo & Donegal), the M6 to the East (Athlone & Dublin) and the N18 from the South (Shannon, Limerick and Cork).

Rail

There are 10 return services to Dublin daily (approx. 2.5 hrs travel time). Contact Iarnrod Eireann at 1850 366222 or from outside Ireland 353 1 8366222. Galway's Ceannt Station is located right in the city centre adjacent to Eyre Square 091-561444, www.irishrail.ie

Bus

Bus Eireann www.buseireann.ie 091-562000 and several private bus operators, including Citylink www.citylink.ie 091-564163 , Go Bus www.gobus.ie  091-797144, run regular daily services to/from Galway.

Boat

The closest ferry ports include Dublin (3 hours travel time by road), Rosslare (4 hours) and Cork (3.5 hours).

Car Rental

Most major car hire companies operate from airports and seaports in Ireland. We recommend Festival Friend Enterprise Rent-a-Car 353-91-771200.