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Derry ▸ Galway

Galway ▸ Derry ⇄
4.9 a dayfastest 5h10Bus Éireann🇬🇧 Northern Ireland → 🇮🇪 Ireland

Direct buses · no change

DerryKilleaNewtowncunninghamManorcunninghamLetterkennyBallybofeyGalway· 223 km as the crow flies
  • 07:15 → 12:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Galway Ceannt · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    5h2533 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 09:15 → 14:45
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Galway Ceannt · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    5h3031 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 11:10 → 16:35
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Galway Ceannt · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    5h2529 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 13:15 → 18:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Galway Ceannt · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    5h2532 stops
    Runs: Mon to SatBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 15:30 → 20:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Galway Ceannt · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    5h1029 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: Transport for Ireland (National Transport Authority) (file of 29 Oct 2026). Checked Thu 29 Oct 2026; they cover 29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. A bus from a company that publishes no open timetable may be missing. Contains timetable data from the National Transport Authority (Transport for Ireland), CC BY 4.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Derry to Galway?

Yes. 4.9 a day on average, with Bus Éireann, no change of bus (29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Derry to Galway?

The fastest takes 5h10; the slowest 5h30, for 223 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:15 and the latest at 15:30, local time in Derry. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Derry to Galway?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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