Galway City buses:
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Current Galway city bus services descriptions, timetables and route map links.




Bus Service Overview





Bus Service Details


(*)  PDF timetables from Bus Éireann's website are not working currently.  Versions of these timetables as at 11 Sept 2020 are linked below.   See Bus Éireann's website, or www.a-b.ie for (potentially) more up-to-date versions.



No   Run by  Route name (destination) Map   Time-table(*)Route Description
401 BE
Salthill
Bóthar na Trá 
maptimes Through from Parkmore and then:
Eyre Square, Dock Rd, Spanish Parade, The Cresent, Salthill, Dalysfort Rd, Salthill, Blackrock

Approx every 20 mins 7am-11pm, Mon-Sun
401BEParkmore maptimesThrough from Salthill and then:
College Rd, Wellpark, Old Mervue, Monivea Rd, Castlepark, Ballybrit, Parkmore Industrial

Approx every 20 mins 7am-11pm, Mon-Sun

This replaces route 403-Ballybrit (via Mervue and Castlepark) that was cancelled in Sept-2018.
402BESeacrestmaptimesThrough from Merlin Park, then:
NUIG, UCHG, Maunsells Rd, Kingston, Shangort Rd, Seacrest, Knocknacarra

Approximately every 30 mins 7am-7pm.
Every 60 mins nights and Sundays
402 BE Merlin Park
Páirc Mherlinne
map timesThrough from Seacrest (Knocknacarra), then Dublin Rd, Renmore / Lisbeg Lawn, ATU (previously GMIT), Merlin Park Hospital

Approximately every 30 mins 7am-7pm.
Every 60 mins nights and Sundays
404 BE Newcastle
An Chaisleain Nua
map times Through from Oranmore, then:
Cathedral, UHG, NUIG, Corrib Village, Newcastle, Dangan, Greenfields, Westside

Every 30 mins 6am - 11pm Mon-Sat, and 8am - 11pm Sunday
404 BE Oranmore
Oran Mór
map times Through from Westside / Newcastle then: College Rd, Dublin Rd, ATU (previously GMIT), Roscam, Galway Clinic, Roscam, Oranmore Coast Rd, Oranmore

Approximately every 30 mins 6am-11pm Mon-Sat, and 8am-11pm Sundays.
405 BE Rahoon
Páirc Rathún
map times Through from Ballybane, then:
Cathedral, UHG, NUIG, Westside, Rahoon, Knocknacarra (B&Q

Approximately every 20 mins 7am-7pm.
Every 40 mins nights and Sundays
405BEBallybane
An Baile Bán
maptimesThrough from Rahoon, then:
Bohermore, Liosbán, Old Mervue, Ballybane, Ballybrit Industrial estate

Approximately every 20 mins 7am-7pm.
Every 40 mins nights and Sundays
407 BE Bóthar an Chóiste map times Woodquay, Terryland, Castlelawn, Tirellan Heights, Crestwood, Ballinfoyle, Bóthar an Chóiste

Approximately every 30 mins 7am-7pm.
Every 60 mins nights and Sundays
409 BE Parkmore Industrial map times College Rd, Dublin Rd, ATU (previously GMIT), Roscam, Doughiska, Parkmore,

Approximately every 10 mins 7am-7pm., and every 15 mins nights and Sundays
410 CD Salthill map times Eyre Square, Cathedral, university,hospital, Shantalla, Salthill, Knocknacarra Cross, lower and upper Knocknacarra.

Mon-Fri, hourly 8am-5pm.
Sat, hourly 9am-5pm (not 1pm)
Sun, hourly 1-5pm
411 CD Knocknacarra - Cappagh Rd map times Henry St, Shantalla, Rahoon, Clybaun Rd, Ballymoneen, Knocknacarra

Approximately every 30 mins 7am-7pm.
Every 60 mins nights and Sundays
412 CD Knocknacarra Express map times Cathedral, University, Seamus Quirke Rd / Westside, Rahoon, Knocknacarra
Approximately every 30 mins 7am-6pm, Mon-Sat
413 CD n/a map n/a No longer operating.   Previously Claddagh, Southpark, Salthill Promenade, Knocknacarra
414 CD Barna map times Cathedral, Shantalla, Salthill, Knocknacarra, Barna

Three services each day
tba CD Hospital Shuttle map times Staff-only bus:   University Hospital Newcastle to Merlin Park hospital, non-stop via Bothar na Dtreabh.

Every 20 mintues 7am - 3pm.
Every 30 minutes 3 - 9pm.



The times given above are approximate, not exact:  eg some buses run from 7:15am, not from 7am. Always check the official timetables.