Galway → Athlone
Galway to Athlone by train
Galway
Athlone
A direct train runs from Galway to Athlone, scheduled from 58 min, with 84 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 58 min (typically 1 h 04 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 84
- Operator
- Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail
- Stations
- Galway (Ceannt) → Athlone
- Straight-line distance
- 76 km
What this is based on
Arrive inAthlone →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 12 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Galway to Athlone; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Irish Rail (Iarnrod Eireann). How Head Your Way works.
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