London to Galway flight with Ryanair

Flights from London to Galway

The flight from London to the Galway region covers about 400 miles and takes about one and a half hours to complete. Between 15 and 20 flights depart from London's five airports each day, bound for one of the two airports serving Galway. It is important to note that the Galway airport no longer operates and that there will be a drive of about one and a half hours to get to Galway from either of the current destination airports. Approximately 10 of the daily flights are direct to one of the two destination airports - to either Shannon Airport or Ireland West Airport Knock.

Which airlines fly from London to Galway?

Ryanair and Aer Lingus operate direct flights from London to the Galway region. A number of other operators, including Flybe and KLM, cooperate in flights requiring stopovers and/or transfers. Transfer locations vary from operator to operator.

How long is the flight from London to Galway?

Direct flights from London to one of the two airports serving the Galway region take approximately one and a half hours to complete. Many flights require a switch at Edinburgh airport and take between three and five hours to complete. Other indirect flights can take very much longer, depending on the location and the duration of the transfer. The total travel time can be up to about 24 hours. However, the average flying time between London and the Galway region is about two and a half hours.

How many flights are there from London to Galway?

There are five to seven direct flights from London to the Galway region each day, and about ten various indirect flights.  Flights commence operation at about 8:00 a.m. each day. Sundays boast about ten direct flights, commencing at about 10:00 a.m. The last flight of each day departs London at about 8:00 p.m.

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from London to Galway?

Departure airport: All five of London’s airports (London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Luton, London City and London Stansted) host departures to the Galway region. All of these airports are well serviced by public transport and have numerous public facilities.

Arrival airport: Galway airport is no longer in operation. Flights from London land at either Shannon Airport (53 miles from Galway) or Ireland West Airport Knock (55 miles from Galway). These airports are small but are well equipped for international travellers. Both airports are well serviced by buses, hotel shuttles and taxis to Galway. The journey, in both cases, takes about one and a half hours to complete.