A summary of bus and train services in Galway city and county
for the
2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year period.
This is based on information published by the bus companies, and may change.
Always check the services you want to use with the bus company.
Always check the services you want to use with the bus company.
Bus Company Announcements
Christmas timetable announcements from the major public transport companies in Galway:
Aircoach -- Burkes -- Bus4U -- Bus Éireann -- Bus Feda -- City Direct -- CityLink / Eireagle / GoBus -- Farrells -- Healy Bus -- LocalLink
Overall / before 24 December
Almost all services run normally - there are some exceptions for early morning or student services.
Park-and-ride from Ballyrit to the city-centre, runs from 11-24 December. More info ...
Sunday 24 December
Normal Sunday timetable, until 8 / 9pm on most servicesMonday 25 December - Christmas Day
- The 12:30am Citylink bus from Dublin Airport to Galway will run
- Some taxi companies will offer a limited service - but many will be closed.
- All other services - trains and city and regional buses - are cancelled.
Tuesday 26 December - St Steven's Day
Most companies run a regular Sunday service - but some are not operating at all. No trains will run.Wednesday 27 December
- Mostly regular weekday services, some companies offering Sunday services
Thursday - Saturday 28-30 December
Mostly regular weekday services, with some exceptions. Some companies are running Saturday services all week.
Sunday 31 December - New Year's Eve
Mostly a regular Sunday service in Galway City all day and all night - with some exceptions, especially evening trains and some regional buses
Monday 1 January - New Year's Day
Most companies are running Sunday services.
Tuesday 2 January - Day after New Year's onwards
This is a normal working day, and most companies will run regular timetables form now on: some have exceptions for student and/or early morning or late evening services.Please note
This information is for the Galway area only. Changes in other areas are not included.See City Bus Details and Regional Bus Details for normal timetables and route maps