Galway Public Transport News

Park & Ride for Connacht GAA championships at Pearse Stadium, 19 May 2013

2013-05-18T14:24:00.002-07:00

BusLink will run a park-and-ride service for the GAA junior and senior football matches on Sunday 19 May 2013.

Buses will run between Galway Airport in Carnmore and the Western Distributor Road (WDR) roundabout. Pearse Stadium is in Upper Salthill, a short walk along Bishop O'Donnell and Threadneedle roads from the WDR roundabout.

This service will complement the other car-parking facilities in Salthill.

Times

The Airport Car Park will open at 11am, and buses will leave every 20 minutes until 3:30pm
.
Return buses will leave from the WDR roundabout after the senior match finishes.

Fares:

€3 adult
€2 child

BusLink Park & Ride from Galway Airport to the city-centre

2013-05-08T13:37:00.001-07:00

A new park-and-ride service between Galway Airport and Galway city centre starts on Monday 13 May 2013.

For this pilot service, buses will run between the airport and Galway Coach Station, with no intermediate stops.

The service is being operated by Farrel Travel, under their BusLink brand.

Timetable

Buses will leave from the airport, Monday-Friday:

Every 20 minutes between 7:20am and 9am,
Every 30 minutes between 9am and 4pm
Every 20 minutes between 4pm and 6pm

Buses will leave from the Galway Coach Station, Monday-Friday:

Every 20 minutes between 7:45am and 9:05am,
Every 30 minutes between 9:30am and 4pm
Every 20 minutes between 4pm and 6:40pm

There is no service at the weekend (Sat-Sun) or on bank holidays.

Fares

Parking at the airport is free.

Bus travel costs:

€2 per trip per person
€4 return ticket per person
€17.50 per weekly ticket per person
€5 for a Family Day Return ticket (Minimum is 1 adult and 2 kids under 16 years old)
€68 Monthly return ticket per person

The TaxSaver scheme applies - provided your employer has joined it.

You do not need to park at the airport to use the bus-service: Carnmore residents, and others who are dropped off at the airport, are welcome to use the service.

The airport car-park has capacity for 600 cars. Cars cannot be left overnight at the airport.

Note: this is a six month pilot service, supported by Galway Chamber of Commerce. It will be reviewed in November 2013.

May bank holiday bus and train services - 2013

2013-05-02T13:19:00.000-07:00

Monday 6 May 2013

is a

public holiday & bank holiday

(Saoire Bainc na Bealtaine)

in Ireland.

City Buses

Galway city bus services will run their standard Sunday-timetable service on both Sun 5th and Mon 6th May 2013.

Regional Buses

Most regional and national bus services will run their standard Sunday-timetable service on both Sun 5th and Mon 6th May 2013.

Bus Éireann will run regular regional / national services on Sunday 5th, except that one Galway/Dundalk, a Sligo service, and a Tuam/Athlone service are cancelled. Full details.

On Monday 6 June, Bus Éireann regional / national services will operate to a Sunday timetable, but with a number of changes (both cancellations and additions) that affect Galway services. See their press-release for full detals.

Trains

Irish Rail will run close to normal Sunday services on both days to/from Galway, with a few changes - see their timetable for details.

Citylink introduce "Eireagle" Galway - Dublin airport direct service

2013-04-28T17:16:00.000-07:00

CityLink have announced changes to their Galway - Dublin services from Wed 1 May 2013.

They will be running services directly between Galway and Dublin Airport - not travelling via Dublin City Centre.

These services are operated under their new Eireagle brand.

Eireagle buses will leave Galway Coach station at:

1:15am
2:15am
8:30am
10:30am
12:30pm
2:30pm

Currently the Eireagle timtable implies that these will be instead of the regular CityLink express Galway - Dublin services in these hours. But the Citylink website is still allowing bookings for these times - at the reduced on-line prices that Eireagle.com have been advertising. So it is currently unclear if the Eireagle services are additional or not.

See the Regional Buses Services page for other bus services between Galway and Dublin.

Easter 2013 Bus and train services

2013-03-29T01:50:00.001-07:00

Easter is from Friday 29 March - Monday 1 April in 2013.

Good Friday is not a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland: most public-transport run normal services, with some exceptions. However all pubs are closed, and some other companies treat the day as a "bank holiday".

Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday are not public holidays: regular Sat / Sun timetables generally apply.

Easter Monday is a public holiday, so in most cases Sunday services will be run.

Also, daylight savings time starts from the last Sunday in March, so clocks will spring forward by one hour at 2am on Sunday morning. However some companies will vary this slightly to suit their timetables.

Announcements from individual companies are summarised below. Always check with the company for specific services.

Bus Éireann

(city and regional / national services)

Good Friday - normal Friday services
Easter Saturday - regular Saturday service
Easter Sunday - normal Sunday service, except for 3:30pm Dundalk / Galway and 6pm Galway / Dundalk, and 4:45pm Tuam / Athlone, 6:15pm Athlone / Tuam Sligo / Galway at 9:05pm - which are all cancelled
Easter Monday - based on the normal Sunday service, with a number of changes. See their press-release for details

City Direct buses:

Good Friday - regular Saturday timetable, except that the last bus leaves Eyre Square at 6:45pm.
Easter Saturday - regular Saturday service
Easter Sunday AND Monday - regular Sunday service.

CityLink

Running regular daily timetable during each day of Easter. However services will operate on daylight-savings time from the beginning of Sunday (ie midnight on Saturday night) - see their announcement for more details.

GoBus

Services will run on new / daylight-savings time from midnight on Saturday night see their announcement for further information.

Feda O'Donnail (Galway / Sligo / Donegal)

Some slight alternations - see their announcement for full details

BusLink

Regular Friday services on Good Friday - except for the NightLink service that will not run.
However NightLink will run on both Saturday and Sunday nights.

Other bus companies:

Have not issued information about their Easter timetables. Check with individual companies for details.

Trains:

Irish Rail's Easter service details are available here. For Galway they are running:

normal Friday services on Good Friday
normal Saturday services on Easter Saturday
Sunday services on Easter Sunday, with three cancellations
normal Sunday services on Easter Monday.

There are more differences in other areas, including extra trains for some special events.

Buses and Trains - St Patrick's Day 2013

2013-03-14T15:02:00.000-07:00

Sunday 17th March 2012 (St Patrick's Day) is a public holiday in Ireland.

Monday 18 March is a bank holiday, not a public holiday - but a large number of workplaces public transport providers and shops will operate as they usually do on Sunday.

Galway City Bus services

Bus Éireann will run according to the Sunday timetable on Sun 17th and Mon 18th. There will be slight diversions around Eyre Square area while the parade is on.

City Direct will run according to the Sunday timetable on Sun 17th and Mon 18th, but with one extra bus from Cappagh Rd to the city at 10:45am. Services will end at the Cathedral until the parade is over.

See City Bus Services for route maps and timetable links.

Regional Bus services:

Bus Éireann

Will run a Sunday timetable on Sun 17th and Mon 18th ary with some exceptions (cancellations and/or time changes). For the Galway area, affected services are to/from:

Belfast
Dundalk
Cavan
Clifden
Lettermullen
Carraroe
Westport / Ballina

See their press release for full details.

BusLink (previously known as Farrell Travel)

Running full NiteLink services on Fri 15th, Sat 16th and Sun 17th. Enhanced Sunday service (starting at 10am) on Sun 17th, to get people to the parade in Galway city. Regular Bank Holiday service on Mon 18th.

CityLink

Are running their normal Dublin / Galway timetable, but have some different pick-up and drop-off points due to parades in various towns

Bus Feda (Galway / Sligo / Donegal)

Are running a reduced service on both 17 and 18 March. Details.

Other companies

Have not made specific announcements: it is likely that they will run regular Sunday services from Sun 17th - Mon 18th inclusive. See Regional Bus Services for a full listing of all companies involved.

Overall:

Many towns will have parades around midday: bus services at this time could be delayed due to road closures.

Train services:

Irish Rail services from Sun 17 - Mon 18th March are based on a Sunday timetable, with some alternations. See their timetable for St Patrick's weekend 2013 for details.

Bus Éireann Galway city bus changes, March 2013

2013-02-20T15:52:00.000-08:00

Bus Éireann have announced a number of service-changes, starting from Sunday 3 March 2013.

Route 407 - Bóthar an Chóiste

Both directions (out and in) will follow the same bus route, via Crestwood.
A map of the new route is available here.
The bus-stop by Sandyvale Lawn will no longer be used: passengers from here and Brookdale will need to use the Ballinfoyle bus stop.

Services will run every 30 minutes, at quarter to and quarter past the hour, instead of every 40 minutes. The first bus of the day leaves five minutes later, and the last bus five minutes earlier.

Route 404 - Newcastle

On the outward trip, services will operate via Thomas Hynes Rd to the Browne Roundabout and call at bus-stops opposite Corrib Park.

It is not yet clear what the impact of this change is - whether the outward bus will travel the full length of Thomas Hynes Rd and then circle back to go along Siobhan McKenna Rd, or whether Upper Newcastle Rd will be used on the inward journey only.

Medtronic (Parkmore Industrial Estate) services

The following services to Medtronic are cancelled:

7am - from Seacrest
3:15pm - from Eyre Square (Mon-Thur)
2:45pm - from Eyre Square (Fri)

The following services from Medtronic are cancelled:

3:30pm to Eyre Square
4:30pm to Seacrest (Mon - Thur)
9:35pm to Seacrest (Fri)

The 7:10am service from Seacrest to Ballybrit Industrial estate is cancelled.

Note: these cancellations do not affect the regular route 409 and 403 buses that serve Parkmore Industrial Estate.

This leaves the 7:45am HP service as the only factory-run service that is operating.

See Galway City Bus Services for a full list of city buses, along with timetable and route-map links.

Bus Eireann regional service changes, March 2013

2013-02-20T15:42:00.000-08:00

Bus Éireann have announced changes to their regional bus services, from Sunday 3 March 2013.

Affected routes

Route 417 - Galway - Corofin

This service now runs between Galwyay and Corofin, and does not continue to Tuam.

Route 418 Galway - Athenry

All services are cancelled.
Note: a private operator now provides a number of services between Athenry and Galway, seven days a week, including a Night bus on Fri/Sat nights.

Route 425, Galway - Mountbellew- Longford

Now runs Mon-Fri only
No longer stops at Four Roads (Coyles)
The Wednesday and Friday only buses between (Longford to Lanesboro, and Longford to Galway) are cancelled.
The Tuesday and Thurday only bus between Longford and Galway will travel via Turloughmore, not via Monivea.

Route 431 - Galway - Monivea - Mountbellew

Is renumbered route 425a.
No changes to the timetable.

Route 436c: Galway - Carnmore Airport

Is cancelled.

For further information:

See Bus Eireann's website for full details of their services
See www.a-b.ie for the National Journey Planner.
See Regional Bus Services for details / links to all bus companies operating to, from or through Galway.

Galway Transport Forum followup survey

2013-01-25T09:35:00.005-08:00

The Better Transport for Galway Committee (previously known as Galway Transport Forum) are running a follow up survey about traffic developments in Galway over the last 12 months.

It is short (4 questions with about four parts in each): it takes about 5 minutes to do.

They survey is anonymous, and you don't need to log in. Click here to have your say.

Train timetable changes, January 2013

2013-01-16T16:04:00.001-08:00

Irish Rail train timetable changes apply from Sunday 20 January.

New timetable services are now shown in Irish Rail's on-line booking website. Printed versions of the new and old timetables are available on-line.

In summary, almost all trail services leave a few minutes later (usually 5-15 minutes), and have a slightly different (usually quicker) journey time.

More significant timetable changes include:

A new Dublin to Galway, Mon - Sat service, at 1:25pm
A new 6:15pm service from Dublin to Athlone (and then on to Westport) - Mon-Sat
First Sunday service from Dublin to Galway leaves 30 mintues at 8am.
First Galway to Dublin Mon - Sat service is at 5:30am instead of 5am, and arrives at 7:57pm.
Times of Mon - Fri service Galway to Athenry and then Limerick are adjusted, and one service is cancelled.

All Galway train services travel to/from Ceannt Station. Other regional public transport options are listed under Regional Buses

BusLink services between Galway, Oranmore and Athenry

2013-01-10T13:41:00.001-08:00

BusLink bus at the Eyre Square pick-up point.

From Monday 14 January 2013, Farrell Travel are re-branding their scheduled Galway - Athenry DayLink and NightLink services as BusLink, and introducing some timetable changes and new services:

A new service from Athenry to Galway, stopping at Parkmore, Mervue, Ballybrit and Ballybane industrial estates, as well as GMIT, Eyre Square, and the Cathedral/NUIG bus-stop
(2 departures each way, morning and evening).

Slight changes to the departure times of existing Mon-Fri afternoon services (eg 5:15pm becomes 5pm)

Saturday daytime buses between Athenry and Galway no longer stop at Derrydonnell

A new NightLink bus between Galway city and Oranmore

A new Sunday service between Galway and Athenry, with 3 departures in each direction.

See the BusLink website for fare and timetable details, or the East Galway Regional Buses page for information about other bus-services in the area.

Christmas & New Year 2012 city bus and train services

2012-12-19T23:39:00.000-08:00

City bus and train services for the Galway metropolitan area over the 2012 Christmas and New Year period.

See Regional and National Bus Services for Galway, Christmas and New Year 2012 for other bus companies.

Bus Company Announcements

This is based on information published by the bus etc companies, and is subject to change. Always check with the company to confirm the services you want to use.

Christmas timetable announcements from public transport operators in Galway:

Burkes -- Bus Éireann -- Bus Feda -- City Direct -- CityLink -- Farrell Travel -- GoBus - Healy Bus - Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann

Christmas and New Year Galway City Services

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

Day	Date	Bus Éireann city services	City Direct	Irish Rail
Sun	23 Dec	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service
Mon	24 Dec / Xmas Eve	Last bus from Eyre Square between 7:15 - 8pm	Saturday services Last bus route 411, leaves Eyre Square 6:15pm	Normal service
Tues	25 Dec / Xmas Day	No service	No service	No service
Wed	26 Dec / Stephen's Day	No service	No service	No service
Thurs- Sat	27 - 29 Dec	Normal service	Saturday service + 7am from Cappagh Rd	Slightly reduced service
Sun	30 Dec	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service
Mon	31 Dec - New Years Eve	Last bus leaves Eyre Square between 8:30 and 9:40pm	Saturday service	Normal service
Tues	1 Jan - New Years Day	Sunday timetable	No service	Reduced Tuesday service
Wed	2 Jan	Normal service	Saturday service + 7am from Cappagh Rd	Normal service
Thurs - Fri	3 – 7 Jan	Normal service	Saturday service + 7am from Cappagh Rd	Normal service

Christmas 2012/13 regional bus services

2012-12-16T17:29:00.000-08:00

Regional bus services in the Galway metropolitan area over the 2012 / 2013 Christmas and New Year period.

See City Bus and Train Services for Galway, Christmas and New Year 2012/13 for inner-city bus and also rail service information.

This information is for the Galway area only. Service-changes in other areas are not included.

Bus company announcements

This is based on information published by the bus companies, and is subject to change. Always check with the company to confirm the services you want to use.

Christmas timetable announcements from the main companies in Galway are at:

Burkes -- Bus Éireann -- Bus Feda -- City Direct -- CityLink -- Farrell Travel -- GoBus - Healy Bus - Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann

See City Bus Details and Regional Bus Details for normal timetables and route maps.

Christmas / New Year Regional Services

Day	Date	Bus Éireann	City Link	GoBus	Bus Feda (Donegal)	Burkes (Tuam)	Farrells (Athenry)	Healys (Loughrea)
Sun	23 Dec	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service
Mon	24 Dec / Xmas Eve	Normal service, some evening cancellations	Normal service	Last bus ex Galway 3:45pm. Ex Dublin 7:45pm	Saturday service	Limited service	Daylink until 1pm, no Nightlink	Limited service
Tues	25 Dec / Xmas Day	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service	No Service	No Service
Wed	26 Dec / Stephen's Day	Limited service	Normal service	Almost normal service	No service	No service	Limited service and Nightlink	No Service
Thur	27 Dec	Sunday service, some canceln’s	Normal service	Normal service	Limited service	Limited service	Normal service	Limited service
Fri - Sun	28 – 30 Dec	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Limited service	Normal service - but no Nightlink on 30th	Limited service
Mon	31 Dec - New Years Eve	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Limited service	Nightlink only	Limited service
Tues	1 Jan - New Years Day	Sunday service with some changes	Normal service	Almost normal service	Limited service	Limited service	No service	No Service
Wed	2 Jan	Normal service	Normal service	Almost normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service
Thurs- Fri	3 – 4 Jan	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service	Normal service

Christmas Park-n-Ride for 2012 in Galway City

2012-11-20T17:19:00.000-08:00

A park-and-ride service will be in place for the 2012 Christmas shopping period.

It will operate between Saturday 1 December and Monday 24 December, inclusive.

On 24 December (Christmas Eve), the last bus will leave the city-centre at 5pm, and the gates at Ballybrit will close at 6pm.

Parking area and city-centre bus stop

Parking is provided at Ballybrit Racecourse - follow the signs on the major routes into Galway.

The central city drop-off and pick-up point is the temporary coach / bus parking area in Fairgreen Road / Bothar Pairc an Aonaigh, opposite Galway coach station. (Marked "A" on the major-bus-hubs map.)

Hours of operation

Buses run every 15 minutes

Fom 7am to 9.30pm Monday - Saturday
From 11am - 7pm on Sunday.

Cost:

The fare is €2 per car, now matter how many passengers. This includes all-day parking, and return bus travel.

If cars are left overnight, it is entirely at owners risk.

December 2012 bus and train fare increases

2012-11-16T11:14:00.000-08:00

Details of December 2012 public-transport fare increases for Galway have been released by the National Transport Authority.

These fares may apply from 1 December 2012 - though some may be applied from a later date.

Bus Éireann city bus services

Adults:

City fares increase by 10c to €1.80.
Potential fare of 12+ zones, increasing by 10c to €2.10 - this has not previously applied in Galway - not yet clear if it applies on any cross-city routes introduced during 2012.

Children:

School-child city fare increases by 5c to €0.85.
Child (0-11 years) city fare increases by 5c to €1.10
Child (12+ years) city fare increases by 10c to €1.40 (this far has not previously been advertised in Galway - not clear if it is being introduced here)

Weekly tickets:

Adult - increase by €1 to €19
Student - increase by €1 to €17.30
Child - increase by 40c to €7.70

Monthly ticket price increases were announced earlier.

DayPasses are not subsidised, so their pricing is not approved by the National Transport Authority. They are likely to increase - the amount is to be advised.

The Galway City Bus Fares page will be updated with this information shortly

Bus Éireann regional and commuter buses

Fares on these services are also increasing: the amount depends on the distance travelled, but is approximately 6%.

Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail

Intercity fares on the Galway services are increasing by between 1 - 3%, depending on the distance travelled and ticket type.

October bank holiday bus and train services - 2012

2012-10-26T02:36:00.002-07:00

Monday 29 October 2012

is a

bank / public holiday in Ireland.

City Bus Services:

Bus Éireann and City Direct will run their their standard Sunday city services in Galway on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 October.

Regional Bus Services:

A standard Sunday timetable applies for most regional and national public transport services on both Sun and Mon 28/29 October. However:

One Bus Éireann Dundalk / Galway and one Tuam / Athone return service are cancelled on Sunday 5th.

On Monday 29 October, Bus Éireann will operate a Sunday timetable with various cancellations, additions and time changes. For details see their announcement.

Train services:

Irish Rail have a number of service changes for Galway on Sunday and Monday. See their Journey Planner for details of services that are operating.

Extra train-fare discount for employees of TaxSaver companies

2012-10-17T15:56:00.002-07:00

Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail are offering an extra 20% discount for train fares booked on-line between 2pm on Wed 17th October and 2pm on 19th October.

This discount applies to employees of companies that offer the TaxSaver scheme - including people who do not otherwise use the TaxSaver scheme.

To access this offer, ask your company's TaxSaver administrator to get the discount code to enter in the Payment page. If you are unsure if your company offers TaxSaver tickets, contact your Human Resources section to check.

City Direct student fares

2012-10-01T15:05:00.001-07:00

City Direct have introduced a student rate of €1.20 per trip for students at GMIT, NUIG and GTI.

This price is available Monday to Friday on route 412 buses only.

A valid student identification card is required.

Weekly passes are also available for €13, and monthly passes for €42.

See Galway City Bus Fares for details of fares on all city bus services.

Fare increases for annual and monthly tickets

2012-09-25T17:11:00.000-07:00

Annual fares for Bus Éireann's Galway city services will increase to €676.50 from 1 November 2012 (increased from €638.00). Note: annual tickets are only available via the Taxsaver scheme.

From 1 January 2013, monthly tickets for Bus Éireann’s Galway city services will cost:

Adult: €61.50 (up from €58.00)
Student: €53.00 (up from €50.00)
Child: €29.00 (increased from €27.30)

Monthly and annual ticket prices on Bus Éireann's regional (aka "stage carriage") services are also increasing by on average 6%, from the same dates (annual from Nov 2012, montly from Jan 2013).

Annual and monthly tickets for Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail services are also increasing on the same dates: the price-rise varies between 9.9% for "Zone A" and 2.53% for "Zone K".

Further information about the background to these changes, and the details of fare-changes in other areas, see the National Transport Authority's press release.

See City bus services and Regional bus services for full details of all companies offering services in these areas.

Position of RTPI electronic bus-time signs in Galway City

2012-09-20T13:14:00.000-07:00

Example bus-information from Dublin, Ireland

"Proposed" locations for the RTPI (real time passenger information) displays for Galway city have been announced in the Galway Advertiser today.

It was previously announced previously that 20 signs would be installed in Galway during 2012.

It is not clear what the status of this announcement is, whether the locations are fixed or open for public consultation, or whether the signs will show all city bus services or just ones operated by Bus Éireann.

Places listed in the proposal are shown in the map below. That it's not always clear which side of the road the sign(s) will be on - a best approximation has been made, and this will be updated as further information becomes available.

View Proposed Real-time Passenger Information sign locations in a larger map

Buses to the Galway Races September 2012 meeting

2012-09-10T11:25:00.000-07:00

Galway Races early-autumn meeting runs from Mon 10 to Wed 12 September 2012.

Unlike the summer meeting, there are no shuttle buses from Eyre Square or from surrounding towns.

Instead:

Regular regional bus services can be used to get to Galway City
Route 403 - Ballybrit and 409 - Parkmore buses both go from Eyre Square to the Avenue entrance, as shown on the Parkmore neighbourhood map. Regular city fares apply.

No free-travel passes on GoBus Galway / Dublin service

2012-09-02T02:19:00.000-07:00

From Saturday 1 September, 2012, GoBus are no longer accepting the DSP Free Travel Pass on their Galway - Dublin express services.

This has not been announced in the media or their website, but there are signs in the front of their buses advising that their participation in the scheme is under review.

See the Regional Buses page for links to alternative services on this route.

Public transport to Electric Picnic 2012, from Galway

2012-08-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

Electric Picnic 2012

Stradbally Hall, Co Laois,

Fri 31st Aug - Sun 2nd Sept 2012.

Travelling from Galway:

Irish Concert Transport

Rre running buses from Galway Cathedral (8:30am - returning 10:30am Monday) - and also from Donegal, Sligo, Westport / Castlebar / Claremorris, €35 return. Book on-line.

Reaneys of Galway

Running a coach from Galway, leaving at 11:30am on Friday. Bookings are essential. Contact them for details / bookings, through their website.

An un-named company

Running a bus from Galway Cathedral, Friday at 11.30 AM and returning 10 AM on Monday morning. €34 return. Tickets on sale in OMG@ZHIVAGO, 5 Shop St., Phone 50 99 60.

(Ref: http://galway.locanto.ie/ID_137290158/Electric-Picnic-BUS-Tickets-From-Galway.html)

Bus Eireann

Will be running a service from teh Bus Station in Eyre Square at 12-noon on Friday, returning at 10am on Monday 3 September. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Fare is €35.00 return. – www.buseireann.ie

Train

If you travel from Galway to Portlaoise by train, there is a shuttle bus from Portlaoise railway station. See the Electric Picnic website for details.

From other towns and cities:

Kelly's are running buses from Limerick, Tipperary and Cork.

Furey's may run services from Sligo, Carrick On Shannon, Longford and Mullingar.

Bus companies: please email editor@galwayTransport.info if you would like your service from the west-of-Ireland to be listed here.

Changes to Galway - Athlone - Dublin - Dublin Airport commuter buses

2012-08-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

Bridge over the Shannon at Athlone

CityLink have announced changes to their Galway - Dublin services from Mon 27 August 2012.

There is an extra bus-stop in Athlone Town Centre at Golden Island

The 5am, 9am, 11am, 3pm and 5pm buses from Galway will not stop between Athlone and Dublin City.

The 5am, 9am, 11am, 3pm and 5pm buses from Dubln will not stop between Dublin City and Athlone.
(The other seven daily multi-stop buses will still stop at Moate, Kilbeggan, Tyrellspass, Rochfortbridge, Milltown Pass, Kinnegad, Enfield, Lucan and Liffey Valley)

8am Galway to Dublin Airport (multi-stop) is cancelled

11:30pm Dublin Airport to Galway is cancelled

See the Regional Buses Services page for other companies operating on this route.

Bus service changes for Tuam, Headford, Kilmaine & Shrule

2012-08-19T06:07:00.002-07:00

Traffic congestion in High St, Tuam.

From Monday 20 August 2012, Burkes Buses are:

Running two extra services between Galway and Tuam
Running three extra services between Galway and Headford
Cancelling two services between Shrule and Galway
Cancelling two services between Kilmaine and Galway

See the announcement on their website for details of the affected services, and their timetables for details of all their services between Galway and Tuam, Clonboo, Headford, Ballinrobe, Miltown, Dunmore, Corofin.

See the Regional Buses page for information about all companies running bus services to / from / through Galway.