City to city
Dublin to Galway by train
Dublin Heuston → Galway (Ceannt)
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 20m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 27m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail
Trains link Dublin (Dublin Heuston) and Galway (Galway (Ceannt)) in about 2h 20m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the InterCity (208 km, typically 2 h 20 min), one of 1211 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.
How long does the train from Dublin to Galway take?
The fastest trains cover Dublin to Galway in about 2h 20m; a typical journey takes around 2h 27m.
Is there a direct train from Dublin to Galway?
Yes: direct trains run between Dublin Heuston and Galway (Ceannt).
This corridor in the atlas
- InterCity Iarnród Éireann’s diesel railcars strike west across the boggy Irish Midlands, crossing the Shannon at Athlone to the Atlantic city of Galway.
Legendary routes through Dublin or Galway
- InterCity Dublin → Cork
- Enterprise Dublin → Belfast
- Dublin–Rosslare Dublin → Rosslare Europort
- InterCity Dublin → Limerick
More trains from Dublin
- Dublin → Limerick ≈ 2h 04m
- Dublin → Belfast ≈ 2h 08m · direct
- Dublin → Cork ≈ 2h 32m · direct
More train routes in Ireland · United Kingdom.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.