GalwayTransport.info: 2008

Mervue Business Park - site map

Estate layout, and the key tenants in each building in the IDA's Mervue Business Park. The industrial estate is also known as "Mervue Industrial Estate" and "Mervue Business and Technology Park". It was first developed in the late 1960s (ref).

Bus Transport for School Pupils in Galway

The Department of Education provides a range of school transport. Schemes for this are administered by Bus Éireann, who provide some services themselves, and contract some out to other public transport operators.

Detailed information about the School Transport schemes is available on the Department of Education's website.

Applicatins for school transport places can be made here.

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Citizen's Information provides information about school-transport for:

General local information is available by Bus Eireann's local school transport offices - contact details are on this page.

Specific local information is available from local schools.

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St Patricks Day 2010 - Galway City Bus Services

City Direct

Services between 10:30 and 7:30, routes 34/33 only, ending at the Cathedral until the parade is over
Fulll details of St Patricks Day bus services.

Bus Éireann

Don't appear to have issued a statement about city services.
Sunday timetable applies on all public holidays.
Have issued this statement about expressway and local services.
Routes 1s/d/k may be delayed while the parade passes Spanish Arch
Routes 2d/w, 4w, 5w and 7 may be delayed while the parade passes Eyre Square

Free Advertising Programme Details

GalwayTransport.info (Galway's public transport information site) has two advertising "slots" which are provided, free of charge, to small businesses and/or non-profit organisations.

Easter 2010 Galway City Bus Services

Bus Éireann:

Have not issued a statement about city services: in general Sunday timetable applies on all public holidays, so will apply on Easter Monday.
Have issued this statement about expressway and local services: a Sunday timetable, with some alternations, applies on Easter Monday.

Burkes (Tuam)

One service won't operate 29 March - 9 April
Some services won't operate on Good Friday
No services on Easter Monday (5 April)
Sunday timetable applies on all public holidays.
Full details

Other companies:

No statement has been issued: most probably normal services on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Sunday-timetable on Easter Monday.
Contact the companies directly for further information

Galway Technology Park site map and major tenants

Galway Technology Park is a business park located in the Parkmore area, alongside Parkmore West industrial estate. It is sometimes referred to as "Parkmore Business Park"

Corrib Shuttle

This page has details of the shuttle service that runs during term time between Ceannt Station / Galway Travel Centre, and NUIG / Corrib Village.

Bus Services for Third Level Students

Information about bus services that are specifically for tertiary students, and staff of third-level educational facilities.

Galway Neighbourhood Maps

Neighbourhood maps show the key facilities in an area, and directions about how to reach them using public transport. In some cases, parking information is included.

Businesses aren't generally included. But there are exceptions for commercial sites that are important reference points (eg "turn left beside Dunnes Stores"), or which regularly host conferences or community events.

Newcastle / Dangan neighbourhood map

A map of places-of-interest in the Newcastle / Dangan area of Galway City, with detailed directions for getting to each place by bus.

Map of Ceannt Station / Galway Travel Centre

This map shows the layout of Ceannt Station, Galway.

This is the railway station in Galway City, and includes Bus Eireann's Galway Travel Centre (Busárus na Gallimhe).

Irish Rail 2010 Timetable now on-line

Highlights for Galway:

A new joint service in each direction between Dublin and Galway / Westport
A new 15.30 service from Dublin to Galway/Westport
Journey time improvements on most services (up to 17 minutes)
The first morning weekday service from Dublin to Westport and Galway is an amalgamated service, splitting at Athlone.
The 6.05 service from Galway to Dublin operates on Saturdays.

See here for a full summary of the changes, nationwide.

To see the effect of the new timetable in the journey planner, choose the stations you want to travel to and from, and set the date to any time after 28 November.

Galway Cathedral neighbourhood map

Places-of-interest in the Cathedral area of Galway City, and public transport service information.

Site / Layout Maps for major Galway locations

This page lists site maps for key Galway locations. These show the arrangement of buildings and other key features in each place. Each site map has links to neighbourhood map(s) and other public transport information for the site.

See also:

Neighbourhood maps - for public transport information

Industrial estates and Business Parks - overview map

Current Site Maps:

Ballybrit Industrial Estate

Deerpark Industrial Estate (Oranmore)

Galway Business Park (Dangan)

Galway Railway Station / Ceannt Station

Galway Technology Park

Liosbán Industrial Estate

Mervue Business and Techology Park

Oranmore Business Park

Parkmore business and Technology Park - East
Parkmore Business and Technology Park - West

Racecourse Business Park

How to catch the bus in Galway City

Catching a local bus in Galway City:

Go to the correct bus stop (see for Main Bus Stops for central city stops), at the right time (see City Bus Details for route maps and timetable links)
HINT: it's a good idea to be at the bus-stop five minutes early, in case the bus-driver's watch is fast.
If there are a lot of people waiting for the bus, they do not often do not all stand in a queue (ie a line). Watch out for what order people arrive at the bus stop: usually people get on in the order in which the arrived. Or if it's a very large number of people, the ones closest to the door get in first.
Get your fare or bus-ticket out before the bus arrives (see Fares for details)
When you see the bus coming, you don't usually need to signal to the driver. But it may be a good idea to do so if the bus-stop is used by several different buses or is not a popular one. To signal the driver, raise your arm in front of you. Or, if the bus that is coming is not the one you want, shake your head.
When the bus arrives, wait for any passengers who are getting off (Galway city buses only have one door)
Get on to the bus and either show the driver your pass or all-day ticket or pay a cash fare. To do this:
On Bus Éireann, give your fare to the bus driver and wait for him/her to give you a ticket OR
On City Direct, put it in the box on your left.or show the driver your pass if you are using a weekly or monthly ticket or Travel Pass.
Sit in any seat that is available - but leave the ones very close to the door for people who are elderly / disabled, or who have children in prams etc. If the bus is a double-decker (ie has two storeys), then there will often be seats free upstairs.

How to get off the bus:

Wait until the bus has gone past the stop before the one you want.
Push the bell - usually a square red button on the poles in the middle of the bus, with one every two or three rows.
Once the bell is pushed, a sign near the front of the bus usually lights up saying "bus stopping" - once this is lit, the bell does not need to be pushed again.
When the bus reaches your stop, get off: Some people stand up and walk to the door before the bus stops, so they can get off immediately. But you should only do this if it is safe: the bus is travelling fast, or your are unsteady on your feet for any reason, do not stand up until the bus has stopped.

If the driver accidentally misses your stop or starts to leave before you have reached the door, either call out or go up to him/her and remind him: don't just wait for the next stop, because it may be a long way away.

Return to the city buses FAQ page

Will the driver stop between bus-stops for me?

Bus drivers in Ireland are not supposed to pick up or set down passengers anywhere except at marked bus stops.

To get a licence to operate a bus-service, companies have to get the local gardai (police) to approve the bus-stop sites they intend to use. This is to ensure that the stops are safe for passengers, and do not cause traffic disruptions.

If buses stop at places other than the agreed bus-stops, they are breaking the terms of their licences. If you ask a bus-driver to stop at a place other than an approved bus-stop, you are asking them to break the law.

Some common-sense is applied, for example when a bus is diverted because of road works or some other hazard, it will generally stop at suitable places along the diversion route.

NB: for regional buses, the approved bus stops are not necessarily the same for all companies, and some of the private company bus-stops are not marked with a sign).

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Galway Culture Night 2009: Venues and Public Transport Information

Venues are shown on this map, and listed below.

Venues marked with (*) are on the free bus route (details).

Regular public transport directions for all venues are available as shown below:

126 Gallery - city centre
* Atlantiquaria - popular place (search for "Atlantiquaria" on this page)
* Artspace / Artessence - popular place (search for "Liosbán" on this page)
Arus na Gael - Dominic St area
* Ballybane Library - Ballybane area
Charlie Byrne's Bookstore - city centre
Druid Theatre - city centre
Engage Art Studio - city centre
Forge Studios - Dominic St area
Galway Arts Centre - Dominic St area
Galway City Library - city centre
Galway City Museum - city centre
* Kenny Gallery - popular place
* Kiosk on the Prom - popular place (search for Leisureland on this page, the kiosk is close to it)
Lorg Printmakers - industrial estates (search for Ballybane on this page)
Macnas Workshop, Fisheries Field - Cathedral area
Mise Art Space, The Twelve, Barna - key location (search for "The Twelve" on this page)
* Norman Villa Gallery - popular place (search for "Norman Villa" on this page)
NUI Galway - key location (search for "NUIG" on this page)
St. Nicholas Church - city centre
St. Nicholas Parochial School - city centre
St. Patricks Bandroom - popular place
University Hospital - key location (search for "UCHG" on this page)
* White Room - key location (search for "Ballybane" on this page)
Westside Resourse Centre - Westside area

An Post Tuam Rd mail sorting & parcel collection centre (Ionad Poist na Gaillmhe - Galway Mails Centre)

This isa map and public-transport directions for An Posts' Galway parcel centre / depot. This area is not well served by public transport: getting to it requires a 10-15 minute walk.

Location map

Double-click on the map to zoom-in for more details.
View An Post parcel office - Tuam Rd, Galway in a larger map

Public Transport Directions

Catch the 405 - Ballybane bus.

Get off at either:

The Trappers Inn stop: this is the third stop after Liosbán estate, and is just after Riverside estate: from here, walk up the Tuam Rd. Cross the road in both directions (ie north and east) at the traffic lights, and follow the main road (it veers slightly to the left). Keep going past the entrance to Ballybane industrial estate.

The Ballybrit Industrial estate - this is the last stop on the route. From here, go back towards the traffic lights - but instead turn right into the top entrance of Ballybane Industrial estate. Walk through the estate (shown in blue on the map), dropping down to the left at the end of the road. When you reach the main-road intersection, turn right.

Keep walking past the North Park retail/industrial estate.

The An Post office is in the next small estate, which is called the City North complex. It is at the top of the driveway, however the driveway entrance comes before the estate so keep an eye out for it.

Either way, this walk takes 10-15 minutes. There is a footpath the whole way, and the traffic lights have made crossing the road safer. The walk through Ballybane Industrial may be slightly shorter, but the bus takes longer to get there.

An alternative public transport option

Catch the 409-Parkmore or 401-Parkmore bus.

Get off at the last stop, which is just after the racecourse. Cross the roundabout, and continue to walk straight up Parkmore Road until you come to an intersection: this is the Tuam Rd. Turn left, and continue walking back towards the city until you reach the City North complex.

This walk is longer, but may suit people from some areas better. However there is no footpath on this section of the Tuam road - it may not be a good area for pedestrians.

Some maps (including Google) show a road called "Ballybrit Cresent" going past the racecourse and down to Tuam Rd. However some parts of this road do not exist, so it is not an option for this trip

Hints for collecting parcels

Check An Post's card for information about getting your parcel re-delivered. Often you can ask them to re-deliver items to an alternative address, but not to the same one.
Don't go to the sorting centre on the same day that you receive a card about having a parcel - because your parcel with still be out with your postie.
Take the card telling you about the parcel and photo ID with you.
There are no regular Post Office services here: you cannot post parcels or purchase stamps from this office. However you can lodge franked or stamped mail, close-off time is 6pm.

Contacting the parcel depot

The phone number for the parcel centre is (091) 778 724

Or you can contact them via An Post's main Postal customer service number:

CallSave 1850 57 58 59 or
01-7057600

On-line Maps:

Google maps

Maps on GalwayTransport.info are created in Google maps.

Features: search by street or place name, mark places of interest, create custom maps, include other people's places in your map, measure distances, draw shapes etc.

Issues: The River Corrib isn't shown in street-map view (at 20 Jan 10). A few suburban street names are wrong or missing, and some roads that don't exist are shown. Street-data-quality is controlled by Google's data-providers, and it is possible to report problems and get them fixed (search on the Google-maps site for details).

Open Street Map

This is an initiative to "create[] and provide[] free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps ... have legal or technical restrictions on their use". Data comes from "public domain or open licensed sources", or volunteers who map areas using GPS devices and load it.

It has a very high level of detail for Galway City, including pedestrian paths and laneways which are not on Google or Yahoo maps (eg Terryland Forest Park walkways, paths through the middle of Eyre Square and pedestrian paths around the NUIG Newcastle campus, walkways around Barna Woods). And for most road junctions / intersections which are traffic light controlled, you can see a traffic light symbol if you zoom in enough).

Smaller towns eg Athenry, Ballinasloe, Tuam, aren’t mapped to the same high level of detail as Galway City. Hopefully someone will map those soon.

Yahoo Maps

Doesn't (yet) have all the functions of Google. Does show the Corrib and maps generally look good. Data quality not yet assessed.

Multimaps

Yet another system. Doesn't show the Corrib, and has Pearse Stadium in totally the wrong place. But overall data-quality is reported to be good.

Galway City Council mapping tools

The council provides these maps for areas within the City boundaries. Some only work with Internet Explorer.

Street Index - the official list of gazetted street names
Map Zone - a list of various maps
City Map Guide - a very detailed set of maps, mainly used for planning work.

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Galway County Council Public Mapping System

This does not have a street name search and covers the County area only. Works with Internet Explorer only: may need to install some extra utilities to use the system (their page has details)

How are bus-services in Galway organised?

Regional Buses:
See the FAQ section for regional/national buses - coming soon.

City Buses:

Almost all city bus routes in Galway:

start at Eyre Square,
travel from the city-centre to one or more suburbs
turn around (sometimes at a terminal or roundabout, or sometimes by doing a loop)
return to Eyre Square (sometimes along the same route, sometimes through different suburbs).

If a bus-route does a loop, passengers can get on to the bus at any point and stay on it, without paying another fare, until it reaches the city centre.

Some individual buses do a "through route": they start at the end of one route, travel into the city along that route, pause at Eyre Square, and then do another route. The most common through-route services are:

1S/D (Salthill) and 8 (Mervue)
2E (Lisbeg Lawn/Renmore) - 2W (Seacrest)
4E (Merlin Park) - 4W (Newcastle)
5E (Ballybane) - 5W (Rahoon)

When a bus is operating a through-route service like this, only one fare is paid for the whole trip. However not every individual bus on these routes operates through to the other destination.

Some individual services also continue straight through to another location. Bus Éireann timetables show this with footnotes: eg the 7:40pm #3 service from Ballybrit is marked "continues to Newcastle". There is no guarantee that the "continues to ..." marked on the timetable is still correct, as some have been changed for operational reasons. Passengers may need to to switch buses (and pay an additional fare) at Eyre Square.

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Who is responsible for public transport / public transit services in Galway?

No one organisation is responsible for public transport in Galway, or any area in Ireland.

The Ministry of Transport is responsible for licensing commercially operated scheduled bus and ferry services.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for

"securing the provision of public passenger land transport services. This includes the provision of subvented bus and rail services by Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail."

It is expected that the NTA will

"take over responsibility for the licensing of commercial bus services and the regulation of the small public service vehicle sector during 2010."

Galway City Council has a Transportation Unit. but its remit is limited to the City area. Also, local councils are consulted when bus-services are licensed, but the do not run services, and decisions are made by the central agencies.

The unit is involved in a number of projects to improve the public-transport infrastructure in the city, and in planning for future services.

Local transport operators must obtain a licence for any public bus service that they want to run. When this page was first written, there were allowed to provide public information about their services, but not required to do so. More recent licences do require companies to provide public information.

GalwayTransport.info (GT.I ie this website) is a private initiative that aims to provide public information, for both residents and visitor, about public transport that is available in Galway. In general, it does not show information about planned changes until they are confirmed and have a clear start-date.

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Bohermore / Liosbán area map

Places of interest and public transport information in the Bohermore / Cemetery Cross / Liosban area of Galway city.

Claddagh neighbourhood map

Places of interest in the Claddagh area of Galway City, and public transport information for the area.

Parkmore neighbourhood map

Places-of-interest, major employers and neighbourhood facilities in the Parkmore area of Galway City, and public transport directions for each location.

Bus shelters in Galway city

Some bus-shelters in Galway city are owned by Bus Eireann, and others are owned by Galway City Council. The City Council is gradually replacing older shelters with new ones that it owns.

New shelters are being installed on route 9 and route 33, starting in Autumn 2009. See the council web-site for more details about this. It is hoped to extend this programme, under which the shelters are funded and maintained from advertising displayed in the, to other areas of the city.

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Bus fares and fare-zones in Galway

Galway City Services

Almost all regular Galway city services have a flat-rate single fare, no matter how far you travel. See the Fares page for details.

Some special scheduled services (eg park-and-ride, the Corrib Village shuttle on Fri/Sun, and the "factory run" buses to the Parkmore industrial estate) have a different fare. See the timetable/details for these services for more information.

Regional Services

Regional services have fares are based on the distance traveled and the type of ticket (eg same-day-return, one-month-return). See the bus-company websites for details.
Note: For Bus Eireann, regional services are ones that display three-digit route numbers, eg 418.

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Ballybrit neighbourhood map

Places-of-interest in the Ballybrit / Riverside area of Galway city, and public-transport information for the area.

Open House Galway 16-18 October 2009: Venues and Public Transport Information

Venues are shown on this map, and listed below.
Regular public transport directions for all venues are available as shown below:

37-39 Forster St - city centre

7 St Marys Terrace - residential address, the 2w and 2d buses serve this area, off Taylor's Hill)
86 College Rd - residential address (8-Mervue or 9-Parkmore buses serve this road)
Abhainn Na MBradan - see the Cathedral area map
Augustinian Church - city centre
Bon Secours Chapel - see "Bon Secours" on the Popular Places page
City Hall- see College Rd area map
City Point - see Bohermore area map
Carriag an Iolair - see Barna on the Popular Places page
Dovecote - no public transport is available, closest is the 4w bus and a long walk
Druid Theatre - city centre
Galway City Museum - city centre
Galway Educate Together National School
GMIT Learning Resource Centre - see GMIT Dublin Rd campus on the Popular Places page
Grammar School (Yeats College) - see College Rd area map
Marine Institute - see the Popular Places page
Mutton Island Lighthouse - see Claddagh area map
SAP - see it on the Popular Places page
Sliabh Ban - residential development, in Gleann Bhán: the 3 - Ballybrit bus serves this area.
Parkavara / Semple Mill - Dominic St area, just up from the Garda station in Mill St
Revenue Custom House extension - city centre
Túr na Sáile - residential address, this road is not served by any buses, the closest approach is from Forster St
Webworks - See the Coach Station on the College Rd area map
Western Fisheries Board HQ, Earls Island - see the Cathedral area map, beside the Fisheries Field entrance

Galway Business Park (IDA Dangan) layout map

A map of major businesses in the Galway Business Park, in Galway City, Ireland, also known as; Dangan Business Park, Dangan Industrial Estate, IDA - UCG Campus, Gnólann na Gallimhe.

#9a - City to Galway Clinic then Parkmore
Bus service route map:

This bus-route is no longer running, from 4 March 2012.

It is replaced by Route 410 - Galway Clinic / Oranmore.

The following information is kept here for reference only, and is no longer being updated:

Operated by Bus Èireann

Route: Eyre Square, Prospect Hill, Bóthar Brendain Úi Eithir, College Rd, Dublin Rd, Aradaun, Doughiska Rd, Ballybrit Court, Monivea Rd, Ballybrit, Parkmore

Estates served: Sean Bhaille, Feárann Ri, Fionnuisce, Caisleán Thorlaigh, Tur (TBC), An Fiodan, Garran Isleal, Garran Ard, An Castan, Aradaun, Merlin Park Lane, Ros Caoin, Boireann Bheag, Caiseal Cam, Duírling, Roscam Park, Liós an Uisce, Glenn na Ri, Geata na Mara, Murrough, Woodhaven,

See also:

City Bus Details for timetable links and other routes
Parkmore area map - for neighbourhood facilities
Roscam area map - for neighbourhood facilities

View 9a - Galway Clinic + Parkmore in a larger map

St Patrick's Bandroom / Band Hall

This map shows the location of Galway Band Hall, Frenchville Lane, Fairgreen, Galway, which is the base for St Patrick's Band Society.

#8 - Galway City to Mervue - bus service route map

This bus-route is no longer running, from 4 March 2012.

It is replaced by Route 410 - Castlepark - via Mervue and on to Briarhill, Ballybrit / Parkmore.

The following information is kept here for reference only, and is no longer being updated:

Operated by Bus Èireann

Route:
Eyre Square, Prospect Hill, Bóthar Brendain Úi Eithir, College Rd, Wellpark, Monivea Rd, McDougall Ave, Clark Ave, and return via the same route

Estates served:
Eyre Square, College Rd, Forster Court, The Green, The Elms, Lough Atallia, Loyola Park, Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Wellpark, The Village, Cui Ard, Mervue Industrial Estate, Tara Grove, Old Mervue

See also:

City Bus Details for timetable links and other routes

Wellpark area map - locations in the area
Mervue Industrial Estate layout map

View 8 - Mervue in a larger map

How are bus stops marked?

Bus stops in Galway are marked with road markings (generally a box painted on the road in white, with the word "Bus" painted inside it), and with a sign. The sign is either attached to a bus shelter, or to a convenient lamppost or building. Most signs are at right angles to the road, but a few are parallel, making them hard to spot for passengers and bus-drivers alike.

Bus stop signs used in Galway City include:

This bus-stop sign is for City Direct bus stops.

This bus-stop sign is for Bus Eireann services at Eyre Square - one side of the sign shows the destination in English, the other side shows it in Irish.

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This bus-stop sign is for Bus Eireann, except for ones in Eyre Square. (coming soon)

This sign is placed by the Galway City Council.

What companies use each type of stop
In general, city buses will use any marked bus-stop on their route, no matter which type of sign is at it. There are some exceptions in the Knocknacarra area, where Bus Eireann and City Direct buses do not use each others stops.

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Parkmore West Business and Technology Park

Major businesses and facilities in the Parkmore Business and Techology Park - West, in Galway City, Ireland. The area is also known as: Parkmore Industrial Estate, Parkmore Business and Technology Park - West, Parkmore Estate,IDA Business Park Parkmore

Placemarks are correct to within a few metres, and have been confirmed by visiting the estate.

What destination signs do Galway city buses show?

City to suburbs:
When a Galway city bus is travelling from Eyre Square out to the suburbs, it has signs that show the route number, and the route-name.

The signs may be at the top-centre of the windscreen in a special display box, or they may be printed cards which are manually placed in the front window.

The route-name may be in English and Irish, or alternate between English and Irish every few seconds.

Suburbs to city:
When a Galway city bus is travelling from the suburbs back towards Eyre Square, it may show any of these as the route number:

0
the route number it is travelling along
the route number for the "through route" service that it will operate next,

and any one of these as the destination:

Eyre Square / An Faiche Mhór An Faiche Mhor
Town Centre / Lár Baile Lar Baile
City Centre / An Lár An Lar
the route name of the suburb is it coming back from
route name for the "through route" service that it will operate next.

The range of destination signs can make it confusing to work out where a particular bus is heading to: if you are in any doubt, ask the bus driver.

Other options:
There are a range of other destination signs that may also be used including the following (English and Irish translations shown):

Out of service / As Seirbhís Serbhis
(ie not currently operating for passengers)
Park and Ride / Fág an Carr - Tóg an Bus (fag an carr - tog an bus)
(for buses operating a dedicated park-and-ride service, with limited stops between the pick-up point and the destination)
School Bus / Bus Schoile

Return to the City Buses FAQ page

Knocknacarra neighbourhood map

Neighbourhood locations in the Knocknacarra area of Galway City, and public transport information for getting to them.

#1k - Galway City to Salthill, Knocknacarra
bus service route map

This bus-route is no longer running, from 4 March 2012.

It is replaced by Route 401 - Salthill

The following information is kept here for reference only, and is no longer being updated:

Operated by Bus Èireann - runs on Sundays only

Route: Eyre Square, Victoria St, Queen St, Dock Rd, Spanish Pde, Eyre Square, Victoria St, Queen St, Dock Rd, Spanish Pde, Wolfe Tone Bridge, Fr Griffin Rd, Father Griffin Avenue, The Cresent, Lower Salthill, ... MORE COMING SOON ...Dr Mannix Rd, Threadneedle Rd, Upper Salthill Rd, Lower Salthill Rd and return via the same route and Merchants Rd

Estates served: Central city, Claddagh, Whitestrand Park, Grattan Park, Lower Salthill, Devon Park, Devon Gardens, Lenaboy Park, The Maples, Dalysfort Rd, Glenard, Rockbarton Park, Lioscarraig, Seamount, Oaklands, Ocean Wave ... MORE COMING SOON

See also:

City Bus Details for timetable links and other routes

1s - Salthill (not via Devon Park)
1d - Salthill via Devon Park
2w - Seacrest (and Knocknacarra Rd)

View 1k - Salthill, Knocknacarra in a larger map

#1d - Galway City to Salthill via Devon Park
bus service route map

This bus-route is no longer running, from 4 March 2012.

It is replaced by Route 401 - Salthill

The following information is kept here for reference only, and is no longer being updated

Operated by Bus Èireann

Route: Eyre Square, Victoria St, Queen St, Dock Rd, Spanish Pde, Eyre Square, Victoria St, Queen St, Dock Rd, Spanish Pde, Wolfe Tone Bridge, Fr Griffin Rd, Father Griffin Avenue, The Cresent, Lower Salthill, Devon Pk, Dr Mannix Rd, Threadneedle Rd, Upper Salthill Rd, Lower Salthill Rd and return via the same route and Merchants Rd

Estates served: Central city, Claddagh, Whitestrand Park, Grattan Park, Lower Salthill, Devon Park, Devon Gardens, Lenaboy Park, The Maples, Dalysfort Rd, Glenard, Rockbarton Park, Lioscarraig, Seamount, Oaklands, Ocean Wave

See also:

City Bus Details for timetable links and other routes

1s - Salthill (not via Devon Park)
1k - Salthill and Knocknacarra (Sundays only)

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#37 - Salthill to Galway City
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Operated by Bus Èireann

Route:
Ballymoneen Rd, Shangort Rd, Kingston Rd, Knocknacarra Rd, Upper Salthill Rd, Lower Salthill, St Mary's Rd, Newcastle Rd, University Rd, Salmon Weir Bridge, St Vincent's Rd, St Francis St, Eglington St, Eyre Square.

Estates served:
Lenaboy Park, Oaklands, Upper Salthill, Rockbarton Park, West Pollnarooma, Bruach na MaraBurrenview Heights, Carragh Park, Brooklawn, Oldfield, Clybuan Heights, Shangort Park, Rusheen Woods, Seacrest, Woodview, Westbrook, Ros Ard, Woodfield, An Cimin Mór, Liosmore, Tor Bui, Manor Court, Binn Bhan, Luí na Gréine, Fána Búrca, Letir Burca, Port a Caron, Ashleigh Grove, Doire Bheag, Tudor Close, Forest Hills, Devon Park, Cul Tra, Churchfields, St Mary's Ave, Nile Lodge, The West, University, Woodquay.

See also:

37 - Salthill outward route map
City Bus Details for timetable links and other routes
Knocknacarra area map - for neighbourhood facilities

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#3 - Galway City to Ballybrit (+ Castlepark)
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This bus-route is no longer running, from 4 March 2012.

It is replaced by Route 410 - Castlepark - via Mervue and on to Briarhill, Ballybrit / Parkmore.

The following information is kept here for reference only, and is no longer being updated:

This bus route travels from Galway city centre to Briar Hill shopping centre, and return. Buses travel along Bohermore, past Liosbán Industrial sestate, behind Mervue, past the Eircom building and then out to Ballybrit shopping centre. The return route is similar, but it goes from Monivea Rd and through Castlepark, before returning to Ballybane shops and the regular route.

Note that this route does NOT serve Ballybrit racecourse - see #9- Parkmore for that.

Route Summary:

Operated by:
Bus Èireann

Route:
Eyre Square, Prospect Hill, Bohermore, Tuam Rd, Connolly Ave, Monivea Rd, Ballybane Rd, Morris Roundabout, Monivea Rd, Castlepark, Ballybane Rd, Monivea Rd

Estates served:
Ballybrit Court, Lois Caisal, An Luasán, An Barnach, Racecourse Gardens, The Meadows, Ballybrit Heights, Cluain Ard, Glenavon Drive, Castlepark, Gortcam, Cnoc na Cille, Glenn Bhan, Sliabh Rua, Hillside Park, Clare View Park, Rahylin Glebe, Glasán, Ard Aoibhinn Dr, Beechwood Park, Monivea Park, Riverside, Liosban, Sandy Rd

See also:
City Bus Details for timetable links and other routes

Neighbourhood maps:
Ballybrit -- Old Mervue -- Liosban/Bohermore -- Ballybane

Route Map - City to Ballybrit:

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Route map - Ballybrit to City Centre

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		City buses		Regional Buses (+)				Rail
Day	Date	Bus Eireann	City Direct	Bus Eireann	CityLink	GoBus	Burkes	Irish Rail

Wed	23 Dec	---	Normal service	---	---	Limited service	Limited service	---
Thurs	24 Dec / Xmas Eve	Normal service - except last bus leave Eyre Square shortly after 7pm	Normal service - except last bus leaves Eyre Square 6:15pm	Normal during the day, some cancellations in the evening	---	Last bus from Galway 1:15pm. From Dublin 7:15pm		Last train from Dublin 7:25pm. Last train to Dublin 6:05pm
Fri	25 Dec / Xmas Day	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service	No service
Sat	26 Dec / St Stephen's Day	No service	No service	Very limited service	Limited service	Very limited service	No service	No service
Sun	27 Dec	---	Sunday timetable	Normal (Sunday) service	---	Very limited service	No service	Limited service
Mon	28 Dec	---	Sunday timetable	Limited service (based on Sunday timetable with some extra buses)	---	Limited service	No service	Limited service
Tues	29 Dec	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	Limited service	Limited service	Limited service
Wed	30 Dec	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	Limited service	Limited service	Limited service
Thurs	31 Dec - New Year's Eve	Normal service - except last buses leave Eyre Square between 8 and 9pm	Saturday timetable	---	Limited service	Limited service	Limited service	Limited service
Fri	1 Jan - New Year's Day	Sunday timetable	No service	Sunday timetable, with some additions	Very limited service	Very limited service	Limited service	Very limited service
Sat	2 Jan	---	---	---	---	Limited service	Limited service	---
Sun	3 Jan	---	---	---	---	Limited service	Normal* service	---
Mon	4 Jan	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	---	Normal* service	---
Tues	5 Jan	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	---	Normal* service	---
Wed	6 Jan	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	---	Normal* service	---
Thurs	7 Jan	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	---	Normal* service	---
Fri	8 Jan	---	Saturday timetable	---	---	---	Normal* service	---

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