Atlantique Language Galway

How to get to Galway

Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. Many students who visit Ireland choose to arrive through Dublin or Shannon Airports.

Major Airports in Ireland

Ireland is well connected with daily direct flights on a wide range of routes with regular and low fares carriers within Europe and with daily connecting flights through such major airport hubs as London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and New York.

Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports are Ireland's main gateways. Dublin Airport offers onward air connections direct to Galway while Shannon and Cork offer ground transport links to Galway.

Airport	Airport Code	Distance to Galway	Airport Website
Dublin	DUB	218 km	www.dublinairport.com
Galway	GWY	7 km	www.galwayairport.com
Shannon	SNN	88 km	www.shannonairport.com
Cork	ORK	199 km	www.corkairport.com
Ireland West Knock	NOC	90 km	www.knockairport.com
Sligo	SXL	140 km	www.sligoairport.com

Main Airlines serving Irish Airports

Airline		Airline Website
	Aer Lingus	www.aerlingus.com
	Air France	www.airfrance.com
	Alitalia	www.alitalia.com
	British Airways	www.ba.com
	Iberia	www.iberia.com
	KLM	www.klm.com
	Lufthansa	www.lufthansa.com
	Ryanair	www.ryanair.com
	Swiss International Airlines	www.swiss.com

Connecting to Galway City

Getting to Galway from Dublin Airport

There are a number of routes that can be taken from Dublin Airport to Galway:

By Air

There are several daily flights from Dublin Airport to Galway Airport with Aer Arann. For further details visit

www.aerarann.com – flights from Dublin to Galway.

By Coach

Three coach companies operate from Dublin Airport with frequent direct and connecting services to Galway city centre. For schedules, prices and booking visit:

-	Bus Eireann – connecting services to Galway through Dublin city
-	Citylink – direct service from Dublin Airport to Galway
-	gobus.ie – direct service from Dublin Airport to Galway

By Rail

There is a rail service from Dublin city centre to Galway. Airlink bus services link Dublin Airport with Dublin Heuston Station. For details visit:

-	Dublin Bus Airlink – connecting Dublin Airport and Heuston Rail Station
-	Irish Rail – rail services from Dublin Heuston Station to Galway

Getting to Galway from Shannon Airport

By Coach

Two coach companies operate direct services from Shannon Airport to Galway:

-	Bus Eireann – hourly day-time service from Shannon to Galway
-	Citylink – Frequent services, including early morning and late night services from Shannon Airport to Galway