Best driving route from Dublin Airport to Westport

Leocolceathrar

Is there a better route than the N5 and N4 routes to get from Dublin to Westport?

oscarBravo

Leocolceathrar wrote: »

Is there a better route than the N5 and N4 routes to get from Dublin to Westport?

Probably not, now that Longford and Ballaghaderreen have been bypassed.

yop

I've gone via Galway taking the turn off for Claregalway especially on Fridays and match days when the N5 is busier.

Neworder79

yop wrote: »

I've gone via Galway taking the turn off for Claregalway especially on Fridays and match days when the N5 is busier.

I've found that a much longer, tiring journey with far worse roads between Galway and Westport.

M4 / N5 is quickest, motorway / dual to Mullingar and good N roads bar the east Roscommon section.

Call me Al

I know of a few people who go via m50 m4 m6 to athlone and then cut back up to the n5 via Roscommon town.
But i think that's a longer harder drive.

So yes m50 m4 n5 is probably the best option.
It's just a pity about the standard of the road in parts of Roscommon.

happyoutscan

Fastest route I find is as Yop said to motorway it down and turn off for Claregalway, through Corrandulla, onto the N84 and away you go. Suits me as I'd know the Galway-Ballinrobe fairly well. Sure the last stretch from Partry to Westport isn't the best but that wouldn't bother me at that stage of the journey.

If you get caught behind tractors/trucks/traffic on the N4/N5 you've few options really.

yop

All depends on the time and whats on. I worked in Dublin and Naas there for 3 years, commuting 3 days per week. I would leave here at 5.30AM and be in Dublin for 8am, always going via Ballaghdereen and then into Roscommon and onto Athlone. On the way home then, there was much of a muchness in the time as it was quite mid week.
Fridays though were businer and I used to mix it up via Longford, turn off at Athlone or go via Galway. You make more progress via Galway if there is traffic.
On match days I always come home via Galway, have done 2.5 hours from Croker to Cbar via Galway, and that with my Dad, so nothing illegal

PARlance

yop wrote: »

All depends on the time and whats on. I worked in Dublin and Naas there for 3 years, commuting 3 days per week. I would leave here at 5.30AM and be in Dublin for 8am, always going via Ballaghdereen and then into Roscommon and onto Athlone. On the way home then, there was much of a muchness in the time as it was quite mid week.
Fridays though were businer and I used to mix it up via Longford, turn off at Athlone or go via Galway. You make more progress via Galway if there is traffic.
On match days I always come home via Galway, have done 2.5 hours from Croker to Cbar via Galway, and that with my Dad, so nothing illegal

What exit from M6 do you find best yop?
I tried branching off at the Portumna, Ahasgrah to Dunmore then Clarmorris last week to see what it was like. Probably the first and last time that will be tried.

I'm doing the same commute these past few months twice a week. Early mornings Cbar to Dub and late evening return. Find N5 then Athlone the best too at that time of the morning.

yop

PARlance wrote: »

What exit from M6 do you find best yop?
I tried branching off at the Portumna, Ahasgrah to Dunmore then Clarmorris last week to see what it was like. Probably the first and last time that will be tried.

I'm doing the same commute these past few months twice a week. Early mornings Cbar to Dub and late evening return. Find N5 then Athlone the best too at that time of the morning.

I take the Claregalway turn off, then onto LoughGeorge where I take a left for Headford.

Stop, I'd drive that road blinkered at this stage. I used to find in fog that taking the Ros/Athlone/M6 was the best option. On the other road if u came upon a slow driver it was curtains.

PARlance

yop wrote: »

I take the Claregalway turn off, then onto LoughGeorge where I take a left for Headford.

Stop, I'd drive that road blinkered at this stage. I used to find in fog that taking the Ros/Athlone/M6 was the best option. On the other road if u came upon a slow driver it was curtains.

I'm done with the N4/N5, too frustrating. I can live with the slow drivers, it's the erratic ones that get me. The ones who can't take a corner at more than 60 but start doing 120 when there's a rare overtaking chance.... they are the same ones that stay in the overtaking lane on that stretch wherever that is.

yop

PARlance wrote: »

I'm done with the N4/N5, too frustrating. I can live with the slow drivers, it's the erratic ones that get me. The ones who can't take a corner at more than 60 but start doing 120 when there's a rare overtaking chance.... they are the same ones that stay in the overtaking lane on that stretch wherever that is.

Hey, what you saying about me :mad::mad:

:D

Agree, farmer central as well

beertons

Hey yop. Naas to Westport, what's the best way to take?

yop

beertons wrote: »

Hey yop. Naas to Westport, what's the best way to take?

I used to head Carragh, Clane towards Maynooth. Then down and turn off Athlone or the last time I did it was onto Galway, ClareGalway turn then left at LoughGeorge onto Headford road and toward Brobe, left at Partry.

Its swings and roundabout. I had 2 sleeping kids in the car and I wanted them to stay that way for as long as possible! Motorway roads entertain that.

beertons

Heading to a stag, so that won't be a problem. So claregalway, Tuam, claremorris, Westport? Looks like a better road.

What time did it take by going the head ford road?

yop

beertons wrote: »

Heading to a stag, so that won't be a problem. So claregalway, Tuam, claremorris, Westport? Looks like a better road.

What time did it take by going the head ford road?

Longer going Claremorris.
If its Friday evening I'd turn off at Athlone and go via Roscommon.

That Claregalway junction on a Friday is a busy spot, so anything gained maybe lost there.

I'd alway go Headford from Claregalway. Its around 1 hour, but less if you know the road.

I'm sure there are others who swear by the other routes though, this is only my preference then

plodder

beertons wrote: »

Heading to a stag, so that won't be a problem. So claregalway, Tuam, claremorris, Westport? Looks like a better road.

What time did it take by going the head ford road?

I did it once and went from Naas down M7 to Emo, Mountmellick, Tullamore and then onto M6. Very easy, good roads and straightforward. From there I'd probably go Athlone, Roscommon, Tulsk on to N5 again. I'm sure there's a quicker way, but that one is easy.

gogg

The way I'd always go was Westport - Castlebar - Claremorris - Cloonfad - Williamstown - Ballymoe - Roscommon - Athlone and then M6 / M50 for the rest of the way. Direct enough, decent roads and definitely worth a go anyway.

signostic

gogg wrote: »

The way I'd always go was Westport - Castlebar - Claremorris - Cloonfad - Williamstown - Ballymoe - Roscommon - Athlone and then M6 / M50 for the rest of the way. Direct enough, decent roads and definitely worth a go anyway.

Castlebar - Claremorris and Roscommon - Athlone can be very slow if there is traffic..