Free parking for 4 days in Galway - where?

CiniO

I live in Mayo.
I'll need to fly abroad for few days soon from Dublin Airport.
I calculated, that petrol, motorway tolls + long term parking on the airport will cost me over 100 euros.
Alternatively I thought I could drive to Galway, park my car there, and take a bus to Dublin airport. Return bus is 25 euros + bit of petrol to Galway, and I can close all in 40 quid.

The only thing is to find a place in Galway where I can leave my car for 4 days for free.
Any ideas?

Preferably would be great if it was withing 15 minutes walking distance to bus station, and that my car would be safe enough there.

Thanks.

Mrs Garth Brooks

I don't think you'll find anywhere around galway that has free parking. When i had a car and looking to save money on parking, i often parked in salthill and you can get a bus into town then. There's a car park by the roundabout in salthill and another one beside the aquarium.

hoody

Salthill is a good one. There are parking spaces in the hospital that are not staff specific and non-paying as well, down by the mortuary etc, but you would need to be going in there early morning or after office hours in the evening to get one of those spots. Probably frowned upon to park there for any reason other than to work in/visit the hospital but it should be grand. I would still go with Salthill first.

bonzodog2

Renmore, Mervue or Wellpark. AFAIK all the airport buses stop at GMIT on the Dublin Road.

CiniO

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I don't think you'll find anywhere around galway that has free parking. When i had a car and looking to save money on parking, i often parked in salthill and you can get a bus into town then. There's a car park by the roundabout in salthill and another one beside the aquarium.

I know this parking by roundabout in Salthill.
Is it for free? I didn't know that but if it is, thats great.

I'll be going very early (bus is 5 in the morning).
Should there be any space to park there at that early hour?
I checked with google maps, at it's 3km walk to bus station. About 20 minutes for me, so will suit me.
Will the car be safe there to leave for few days?

CiniO

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Renmore, Mervue or Wellpark. AFAIK all the airport buses stop at GMIT on the Dublin Road.

Citylink express doesn't stop at GMIT according to their website.

Wellpark - you mean the shopping centre? Can car be left there for few days? That would be bit closer to bus station than Salthill

Irish_Elect_Eng

Given that about 20% of Galwegians are from Mayo originally,
don't you or your family know even one person in Galway with a house and driveway?

The kind soul may even drop you off or pick you up from the bus.

Then your car will be nice and safe

dermiek

Any late night / early morning bus from mayo?

CiniO

Irish_Elect_Eng wrote: »

Given that about 20% of Galwegians are from Mayo originally,
don't you or your family know even one person in Galway with a house and driveway?

The kind soul may even drop you off or pick you up from the bus.

Then your car will be nice and safe

Heh my family live thousands kilometres away.
I'm as well not from Mayo originally, and unfortunately don't know anyone in Galway with driveway.

dermiek wrote: »

Any late night / early morning bus from mayo?

Heh, in the place I live there is no buses at all
That's what they call a real rural Mayo.

dermiek

Where in mayo are you? There's a bus from ballina at 0100 arriving Dublin airport at 0445.

bonzodog2

CiniO wrote: »

Citylink express doesn't stop at GMIT according to their website.

Wellpark - you mean the shopping centre? Can car be left there for few days? That would be bit closer to bus station than Salthill

I was thinking of the housing estate Wellpark Grove, a short walk from Dublin Rd
google map but Renmore & Mervue would be a little closer to GMIT. If you want a bus that only goes from the bus station, Wellpark would be a little closer, and its an easy walk.

Another option is Oranmore, there's a nice big underground carpark at Tesco there, and I'm pretty sure some buses stop there.

CiniO

dermiek wrote: »

Where in mayo are you? There's a bus from ballina at 0100 arriving Dublin airport at 0445.

Doesn't really suit me. I'm far from Ballina.
Beside I don't need to be on airport earlier than 8am, so no need for such early bus.
Thanks.

CiniO

bonzodog2 wrote: »

I was thinking of the housing estate Wellpark Grove, a short walk from Dublin Rd
google map

Would it be OK to leave car in housing estate?
Local people wouldn't mind?

snubbleste

CiniO wrote: »

I checked with google maps, at it's 3km walk to bus station. About 20 minutes for me, so will suit me.

Are you a race-walker?

biko

CiniO wrote: »

Would it be OK to leave car in housing estate?
Local people wouldn't mind?

Would you mind if someone parked in yours?
As long as you're not obstructing anyone I don't think it would be a problem for a few days.

CiniO

snubbleste wrote: »

Are you a race-walker?

Maybe I overestimated it.
3 km in 20 minutes makes 9km/h.

Say 7km/h is reasonable walk speed, so I'll need 25 minutes.

nuac

re parking = pls don't park in UCHG grounds. It is hard enough for patients and visitors to find parking there.

StonedRaider

What time are you planning on arriving in Galway?If it's outside office hours,I might know of a place.Drop me a pm for details.

challengemaster

Best thing you can do is park in the multi-storey carpark which is down beside the docks (haynes yard IIRC) and "lose" your ticket replacement one costs €9

mdbatches

I hear the citylink bus station has fairly reasonable parking rates you should give them a call.

sealgaire

Corpo carpark outside Galway Bay FM

flazio

Admittedly it's been quite a few years since I worked for FKM along here but just outside Parkmore Industrial estate, what's this car park like? Has a bus service to city centre.

pepe00

park on pathwalk in Claddah