LUPETTA asked:
I am planning to go to Ireland with my family. We would like to take a low cost flight to Dublin and then a coach or train to Galway. We are looking the cheapest one because we are a family. So we would like to know the price. I don’t think there are direct low cost flight from Rome to Galway, so we have to take a coach. Thank you for your answer.
I am planning to go to Ireland with my family. We would like to take a low cost flight to Dublin and then a coach or train to Galway. We are looking the cheapest one because we are a family. So we would like to know the price. I don’t think there are direct low cost flight from Rome to Galway, so we have to take a coach. Thank you for your answer.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
for flights, either look on easyjet, bmi, or ryanair. for coaches, look on national express, or sometimes, more local companies offer cheap travel. for train, look on virgin trains, nationalexpress, or search online for your local train operator. sorry i cant be more specific, but if you search these, you shouldnt go wrong
September 25th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Hi,
The train is about 46 Euro return though you may get a discount if you buy the ticket online(www.irishrail.ie). As regards the buses, CIE and Citylink are 19 Euro return and GoBus(which is the best and is non-stop) is 20 Euro return.
Hope this helps,
Brian.
September 28th, 2009 at 9:09 am
As far as I remember it was 19euro for a child return to Dublin from Ballinasloe a few months back… Go to for timetables, ticket prices and also to buy reduced rate tickets!
September 28th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Check for info on trains and buses.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:12 am
The cheapest way to travel to Galway from Dublin is to purchase a Family Return Ticket, price €34.20, for the bus/coach. The Family ticket is for one or two adults and up to a maximum of three children under sixteen years of age. It is valid for one outward journey on the date of issue and for return journey for up to one month from date of outward travel. You can purchase the ticket at the Central Bus Station (Busáras) in Dublin. Bus Éireann is the national bus service, the site is below.
The train is much more expensive with a family return ticket costing €132.00.
September 30th, 2009 at 3:39 am
The website for the train is, and you buy tickets in advance and these are cheaper than getting them at the station.
For the bus, try – but I’d go for the train because it’s a lot more comfortable.
However, there are several private bus companies that run regular services between Dublin and other cities in Ireland, one of the is Kavanagh’s, so you could try them.
You’re right, there are no direct flights between Galway and Rome, but you could also look at Shannon and Rome. The downside of this is that there is no direct train connection between Shannon and Galway.
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