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  • 19-02-2015 9:03pm
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    loriexxx
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭


    I will be moving to Galway shortly and I may have a potential job offer in City east business park. What are my options regarding public transport? I would have a start time of 9.

    Any help would be much appreciated as I am struggling to find information online


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    Tokyo
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    Ease all depends on where your departure point is, but the 403 and the 405 go out there from the city centre on a regular basis (half hourly, if I'm not mistaken).


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    Mrs OBumble
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    Everything you need to know is here http://www.galwaytransport.info/2010/01/ballybrit-area-includes-ballybane.html



    Out of interest, what did you search for in Google? (I'm not being nasty, it gives me some ideas about keywords to add to make it easier for people to find.)


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    jkforde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭jkforde


    use Google Maps, it has the bus stops and route information and timetables on it.... also, whensmybus.ie, very handy web app

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



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    what_traffic
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    loriexxx wrote: »
    I will be moving to Galway shortly and I may have a potential job offer in City east business park. What are my options regarding public transport? I would have a start time of 9.

    Any help would be much appreciated as I am struggling to find information online

    Were is City East? Perhaps it is also known by a local name.
    I find bus at "rush" hour times is difficult to predict because of car traffic and we do not have many bus lanes in Galway City. So I usually cycle at these times. Outside of "rush" hour times they run on time and journey times are predictable.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    what_traffic wrote: »
    Were is City East? Perhaps it is also known by a local name.

    Next door to Ballybrit Business Park. It's where the road tax office is now, which is why many people have now started to need to find it (and got confused). For a long time it either didn't have a name, or the property developer didn't share it. But a sign went up a 3-4 years ago.

    No local names that I've heard of - am happy to be corrected though.

    Served by the 405 bus, which is 20 minute frequency so not too bad to get to if you're coming from the city centre or Upper Knocknacarra / Westside.


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    what_traffic
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    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Next door to Ballybrit Business Park. It's where the road tax office is now, which is why many people have now started to need to find it (and got confused). For a long time it either didn't have a name, or the property developer didn't share it. But a sign went up a 3-4 years ago.

    No local names that I've heard of - am happy to be corrected though.

    Served by the 405 bus, which is 20 minute frequency so not too bad to get to if you're coming from the city centre or Upper Knocknacarra / Westside.

    Bloody hell I cycle by it regularly, never knew this. I just thought it was just part of Ballybrit Industrial Estate. Ya 405 is pretty good especially since the Bus Lanes on SQR/BOD - only pity they don't actually go into the Industrial Estate/Business Park/City East. i.e have the terminus outside HP or Boston Scientific.


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    SwimFin
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭SwimFin


    Check this website:-

    http:// getthere . ie /

    http:// getthere.ie / galway-ballybrit /


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    Mr_A
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    what_traffic wrote: »
    Bloody hell I cycle by it regularly, never knew this. I just thought it was just part of Ballybrit Industrial Estate. Ya 405 is pretty good especially since the Bus Lanes on SQR/BOD - only pity they don't actually go into the Industrial Estate/Business Park/City East. i.e have the terminus outside HP or Boston Scientific.

    Hopefully this will happen soon. HP were working with Bus Eireann, Gardai and government department to get the route extended. There's a bus shelter completed beside the new HP building and the move will start within the next couple of months. Haven't heard when the bus route might change or if the application was successful, but would hope it'll be extended relatively soon.


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    jkforde
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    Mr_A wrote: »
    Hopefully this will happen soon. HP were working with Bus Eireann, Gardai and government department to get the route extended. There's a bus shelter completed beside the new HP building and the move will start within the next couple of months. Haven't heard when the bus route might change or if the application was successful, but would hope it'll be extended relatively soon.

    didn't know that, that'd be brilliant alright... move to new building starting in mid-March I believe

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



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    Mrs OBumble
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    Mr_A wrote: »
    Hopefully this will happen soon. HP were working with Bus Eireann, Gardai and government department to get the route extended. There's a bus shelter completed beside the new HP building and the move will start within the next couple of months. Haven't heard when the bus route might change or if the application was successful, but would hope it'll be extended relatively soon.

    Lots of fingers crossed for this, I'm keeping an eye out and will be posting here if it happens.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    They're also currently in the design phase of a new bus corridor to run from Parkmore junction to the Tuam road.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    They're also currently in the design phase of a new bus corridor to run from Parkmore junction to the Tuam road.

    I think that's to (or from, or both) Claregalway along the Tuam Rd. A good thing to be sure, but it's a different type of bus.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    I think that's to (or from, or both) Claregalway along the Tuam Rd. A good thing to be sure, but it's a different type of bus.

    No, long-term it will probably link up with a proposed claregalway bus corridor, but the one being designed at the moment with works to get underway end this year/start next year is a one-way corridor from parkmore into the Tuam road.


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    Stone
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    loriexxx wrote: »
    I will be moving to Galway shortly and I may have a potential job offer in City east business park. What are my options regarding public transport? I would have a start time of 9.

    Any help would be much appreciated as I am struggling to find information online

    Could be Parkmore Business Park East :)
    Routes 409 (every 15 minutes) and 403 (every 30 minutes) both from Eyre Sq. - 409 is likely the fastest from Eyre Sq. and takes ~30-40 min. from there depending on traffic ...
    Again depends on from where you go doesn't it ;)

    Anyway - if you state the company name we can fully help :D


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