Galway to Bardejov by train
Travel from Galway (Ireland) to Bardejov (Slovakia) by train (2138km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Galway in Ireland to Bardejov in Slovakia, the main route leads via Great Britain, Belgium or France, Germany and Austria. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
2138 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Galway to Bardejov, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Bardejov - Galway / Dublin - Košice / Dublin - Prešov / Cork - Bratislava / Cork - Košice / Cork - Prešov / Galway - Bratislava / Galway - Košice / Kilkenny - Bratislava / Kilkenny - Košice1 Galway (Ireland) - Dublin (Ireland) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - London (United Kingdom) - Brussels (Belgium) - Cologne (Germany) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Bardejov (Slovakia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Galway (Ireland) to Dublin (Ireland)
To travel in Ireland by train, buy your ticket online via the given booking links to get cheap advance fares. Apart from these online fares there is also a number of reductions available to buy locally from train stations.
If no train connection is available, make use of one of the frequent bus connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Galway to Dublin?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) / Intercity (IC) / Enterprise (ENT)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Cherbourg - Rosslare
train company:
CIÉ Córas Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail / NIR Northern Ireland Railways / STENA Stena Line / IRFE Irish Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Cork / Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Kilkenny / Dublin - Limerick / Dublin - Rosslare / Cork - Galway / Cork - Kilkenny / Cork - Rosslare / Kilkenny - Galway / Galway - Limerick
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Holyhead (United Kingdom)
Travel from Dublin to Holyhead by direct ferry. The journey time is 3:15 hours. The ferry fares start from 38 EUR.
To get to the port of Dublin use the bus of "Morton". The bus runs to be in time for the ferry departures. The ferry check-in is 40 minutes before departure.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains from Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains from Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
- a taxi is 15 EUR from the city center to the port.
- a foot walk of one hour
From the ferry terminal of Holyhead to the railway station it is a short walk of 5 minutes.
If you travel by train to Dublin or want to continue your journey by train from Holyhead to another destination in Great Britain, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. For example Dublin to London including the train and ferry for just 44,50 GBP.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Dublin to Holyhead?
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Rosslare - Pembroke Dock / Rosslare - Fishguard
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Holyhead - Dublin
1c Travelling from Holyhead (United Kingdom) to London (United Kingdom)
Travel from Holyhead to London by direct train. The journey time is 3:40 hours. Some train connections require a change of trains in Crewe. The ticket fare depends on your travel date.
The arrival train station is "London Euston". The railway company providing this service is "Avanti West Coast".
In Holyhead the ferry from Dublin arrives. From the ferry terminal to the railway station it is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes.
There are combined tickets available, for train and ferry. The ticket fare for such a "SailRail" ticket on the route from Dublin to London is just 44.50 GBP.
Find the exact train and ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Holyhead to London?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
London - Holyhead
1d Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Brussels (Belgium)
Travel from London to Brussels by direct Eurostar high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. The train ticket price starts at 57 EUR. There are at least 8 train connections daily.
If you want to travel cheaper use a bus. The journey time is 6 hours. The bus ticket price starts at 16 EUR.
Find the exact train and bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from London to Brussels?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Brussels - London
1e Travelling from Brussels (Belgium) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel from Brussels to Cologne by direct Thalys or ICE high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. The train ticket fare for Thalys trains starts from 16 EUR. Train tickets for the ICE train of Deutsche Bahn start from 18 EUR. There are at least ten direct train connections daily.
The departure train station is "Bruxelles Midi". And the arrival railway station "Köln Hbf".
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Brussels to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Brussels
1f Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Bratislava (Slovakia)
Train tickets from Germany to Slovakia are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways).
These saver fare tickets "Sparpreis Europa" are available from 29 EUR. If you travel to cities in Slovakia where no saver fare ticket is available to buy from Deutsche Bahn, buy a train ticket until the last possible railway station. From there buy a ticket of Slovak railways to your final travel destination.
Find exact train schedules and train ticket fares via the given booking links.
Between Czech Republic and Slovakia you will also find private express trains "Regiojet" and "Leo Express". They have very good offers which can be interesting for travelling between Germany and Slovakia if you buy two train tickets having a stopover along the way in Czech Republic.
Where to buy a ticket from Cologne to Bratislava?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / SC Pendolino (SC) / Rýchlik (R) / EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC) / LEO Express (LEO) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / R 615/443 Cheb - Košice / EN 445 Prague - Košice / Rx 767/443 Cheb - Humenné
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / RJ RegioJet / LEO LEO Express
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Cologne / Berlin - Bratislava / Munich - Bratislava / Hamburg - Bratislava / Frankfurt am Main - Bratislava / Munich - Košice / Berlin - Košice / Hamburg - Banská Bystrica
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1g Travelling from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Bardejov (Slovakia)
Train tickets for Slovakia are available online or locally at a railway station. ZSSK (Slovak railways) offers saver price tickets for domestic and several international train connections.
Tickets for the private operators LE (Leo Express) and RJ (Regiojet) are also available online or at their ticket offices in railway stations.
Where to buy a ticket from Bratislava to Bardejov?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
SC Pendolino (SC) / Rýchlik (R) / Osobný vlak (Os) / EuroCity (EC) / LEO Express (LEO)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin / EN 476 Budapest - Prague / EN 444 Košice - Prague / RR717/443 Bratislava - Košice
train company:
ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / RJ RegioJet / LEO LEO Express
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bardejov - Bratislava / Bratislava - Košice / Bratislava - Prešov / Bratislava - Trnava / Bratislava - Humenné / Bratislava - Štúrovo / Košice - Prešov / Trnava - Košice
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
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