Shannon Airport to Galway

Tommyrawr

I was looking to get from Shannon Airport to Galway at 11:30 on a sunday night, Do any busses go from the airport to Galway?

Thanks

Tokyo

Pretty sure that the last bus from Shannon airport to Galway is at 9pm - sorry

LXFlyer

Last northbound coach is at 20:55.

Full timetable here:
http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360753025-051.pdf

Mrs OBumble

This is the reverse of the well-known getting to Shannon in the morning problem.

Apart from a taxi/hackney, my only suggestions are:

Spending the night in a local B&B and using a local taxi or Bus Eireann's roue 343 Limerick-Shannon service

Spending the night in the airport terminal.

Travelling to Dublin and catching a CityLink or GoBus back. (This is totally mad, but is what some people end up doing for morning flights if money is more valuable to them than time.)



Yes, all of these pretty much suck as options, sorry.

LoonyLovegood

I've found that transport from Galway to all airports except Dublin is awful. I'm getting a morning flight from Cork, and my only option is to spend the night in the airport.

xavier8228

Maybe try advertising for a lift on local radio?

LXFlyer

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I've found that transport from Galway to all airports except Dublin is awful. I'm getting a morning flight from Cork, and my only option is to spend the night in the airport.

Surely when you take the cost of an overnight stay into account it would have been cheaper and easier to fly from Dublin?

LoonyLovegood

lxflyer wrote: »

Surely when you take the cost of an overnight stay into account it would have been cheaper and easier to fly from Dublin?

Probably, but I'm not the one who organised it. Ah well. Just one night bus is all I ask. They could even have one going via both Shannon and Cork, and arriving into Cork city around half five-ish.

Mrs OBumble

Do you drive? Rental car would be another option.

LXFlyer

Given that the two bus companies on the Galway-Cork route operate it as a commercial operation, they must feel that the cost of operating such late night/early morning services isn't outweighed by the potential revenues.

Mrs OBumble

Indeed. And one of them dropped Shannon from the run. Says something about Shannon, really.