City to city
Galway to Dublin by train
Galway (Ceannt) → Dublin Heuston
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 24m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 39m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail
Trains link Galway (Galway (Ceannt)) and Dublin (Dublin Heuston) in about 2h 24m 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 Galway to Dublin take?
The fastest trains cover Galway to Dublin in about 2h 24m; a typical journey takes around 2h 39m.
Is there a direct train from Galway to Dublin?
Yes: direct trains run between Galway (Ceannt) and Dublin Heuston.
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 Galway or Dublin
- InterCity Dublin → Cork
- Enterprise Dublin → Belfast
- Dublin–Rosslare Dublin → Rosslare Europort
- InterCity Dublin → Limerick
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.