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Ireland travel Belfast to Galway

What's the best was to go from Belfast to Galway?

Posted by
1827 posts

Do you mean what transport (car, bus, train) or do you mean which route if I drive?

Posted by
217 posts

It tends to be fastest to travel via Dublin Airport for this journey, there are express bus services from Belfast (www.aircoach.ie) to the airport and from there to Galway (www.gobus.ie or www.citylink.ie). Still works out a good 5 hour journey unfortunately.

For future reference, you can check transport options across the island on www.a-b.ie which includes a lot of the private bus companies that operate these days.

Posted by
217 posts

Don't get your knickers in a twist love, other people are allowed to contribute. Aircoach operates non-stop to Dublin Airport, most Translink/Ulsterbus make stops on the way and take a wee bit longer. The journey can be plotted out using the website I mentioned, pity that seems to offend you.

Posted by
217 posts

It works for the whole island, try a few dummy journeys to see. Very handy so it is.

Posted by
5256 posts

no it doesnt offend me one bit all i was saying was the website posted does not work in NI only works in the ROI

I just put in a dummy trip from Omagh to Belfast and it worked.

Posted by
5256 posts

well whats the point then as the translink site is the official site for public transport in NI so just for visitors the only official public transport body in NI is www.translink.co.uk

I also did a dummy run from Ireland to Northern Ireland and it worked so the point is, your claim that site does not work for Northern Ireland is incorrect .

It really is no big deal. The Irish site works and provides the information people require, it matters not a jot that it's not the official Northern Ireland transport body.

Posted by
5256 posts

Who are you addressing the rudeness comment to? I hope it's not me as there is absolutely nothing that could be construed as being rude!