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BHX to GWY: distance & flight time
Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport) → Galway (Galway Airport)
305 mi
492 km · 265 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
305 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BHX — Birmingham International Airport · Birmingham, United Kingdom
- GWY — Galway Airport · Galway, Ireland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BHX
- CVT · Coventry Airport13 mi away
- EMA · East Midlands Airport31 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport43 mi away
- NQT · Nottingham Airport43 mi away
Near GWY
- NNR · Connemara Regional Airport22 mi away
- INQ · Inisheer Aerodrome29 mi away
- IIA · Inishmaan Aerodrome30 mi away
- IOR · Inishmore Aerodrome32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BHX from GWY?
The flight distance from Birmingham (BHX) to Galway (GWY) is 305 miles (492 km, 265 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHX to GWY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BHX to GWY?
Nonstop service on BHX–GWY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHX to GWY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BHX–GWY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BHX to GWY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BHX–GWY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.