Citylink New Coach Station

Vorrtexx · 05-08-2008 3:58pm #1

Hi
For someone not from Galway, can anyone tell me where Fairgreen Road is?
Citylink's website says this is their new bus station location and I'm trying to get an idea where about it is located and how far away it is from the Bus Station in Eyre Square.

I tried locating the address on Google maps but no luck. If someone could point it out on the map that would be great.

mashling · 05-08-2008 4:01pm

Its at the end of forster street, just across the road from where habitat used to be. (Down the hill from the back of the bus station) Its big and shiny so you won't miss it!

mikemac · 05-08-2008 4:07pm

Stand outside the bus station and you’ll see Garvey’s Hotel (kip! I was night porter there once)

Turn right and walk about 300 metres and you’ll come to the Galway Tourist Office.
That’s the junction to Fairgreen Road.
You could walk around the back of the bus station too this is easier.

Citylink used to operate out of the carpark opposite the Tourist Office so I’d imagine this is where it is.
Either way you're on the right road.

If you get lost just ask someone to point you to the tourist office, everyone knows where it is

Vorrtexx · 05-08-2008 4:08pm

Great, thanks to both of you.
I know where the tourist office is so I haven't too far to get lost

Dub13 · 05-08-2008 4:10pm

Interesting,this must be the first private Coach Station in the country.Is it big..?

Robbo · 05-08-2008 4:11pm

Dub13 wrote: »

Interesting,this must be the first private Coach Station in the country.Is it big..?

It's a 20m wide clearing beside the road. It's no more a station than I am Michael Douglas.

Dub13 · 05-08-2008 4:27pm

Robbo wrote: »

It's a 20m wide clearing beside the road. It's no more a station than I am Michael Douglas.

I see,a nice marketing ploy.

galah · 05-08-2008 4:34pm

Nope - it's that big fat shiny new building across the road from the tourist office.
Where the old Fairgreen car park used to be.

m83 · 05-08-2008 5:54pm

it is a station and it is fantastic.

snubbleste · 05-08-2008 7:29pm

Robbo wrote: »

It's a 20m wide clearing beside the road. It's no more a station than I am Michael Douglas.

Mr. Douglas! Long time no chat :pac:

JohnCleary · 05-08-2008 7:59pm

Robbo wrote: »

It's a 20m wide clearing beside the road. It's no more a station than I am Michael Douglas.

Mr. Douglas can I have a go of your wife? :pac:

Robbo · 05-08-2008 8:08pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Mr. Douglas! Long time no chat :pac:

Has it been open long? It's been quite some time since I've taken a bus.

As Maggie said, it's a sign you've failed in life.

coillcam · 05-08-2008 9:26pm

Used it today heading up and down from Rochfortbridge, I used Nestor and it was a much quieter bus than citylink and also spanking new so props to Nestor in fairness.

It's impressive, kinda like a very compact version of busaras imo. It's the 2 essentials for me, seats and heat. So no more standing out in the cold and pissing rain waiting for buses.

oneofakind32 · 05-08-2008 10:00pm

It is quite impressive, but I wont be back there in a hurry. Got the city link from the airport back to galway a couple of weeks back NEVER AGAIN. It stopped in every hole in the road along the way. I didn't see motorway once. This coupled with jet-lag was not fun at all.

Proxy · 05-08-2008 10:33pm

oneofakind32 wrote: »

It is quite impressive, but I wont be back there in a hurry. Got the city link from the airport back to galway a couple of weeks back NEVER AGAIN. It stopped in every hole in the road along the way. I didn't see motorway once. This coupled with jet-lag was not fun at all.

It's a bus, its a public service. Course it stops. At bus stops. Which aren't on motorways. They don't hide this anywhere, its quite well known

Fenster · 05-08-2008 10:52pm

I thought Citylink had an express service?

m83 · 05-08-2008 10:53pm

oneofakind32 wrote: »

It is quite impressive, but I wont be back there in a hurry. Got the city link from the airport back to galway a couple of weeks back NEVER AGAIN. It stopped in every hole in the road along the way. I didn't see motorway once. This coupled with jet-lag was not fun at all.

jeez, get a car :rolleyes:

oneofakind32 · 05-08-2008 11:35pm

m83 wrote: »

jeez, get a car :rolleyes:

With petrol at these prices? no thank you! I refuse to become a pawn to the oil companies
The service was express on the way up but not on the way down. It was worse then anything I have experienced on Bus Eirann

JohnCleary · 06-08-2008 6:56am

oneofakind32 wrote: »

With petrol at these prices? no thank you! I refuse to become a pawn to the oil companies
The service was express on the way up but not on the way down. It was worse then anything I have experienced on Bus Eirann

Walk next time so :pac:

kayos · 06-08-2008 7:59am

oneofakind32 wrote: »

With petrol at these prices? no thank you! I refuse to become a pawn to the oil companies
The service was express on the way up but not on the way down. It was worse then anything I have experienced on Bus Eirann

Fly Aer Arann to Galway! And then get a over priced taxi home...

pointofnoreturn · 06-08-2008 11:31am

kayos wrote: »

Fly Aer Arann to Galway! And then get a over priced taxi home...

I'be been doing that allot, [apart from the Taxi, i just ask for "how much to the center?" €25, no thanks,

] i just get a lift from a freind

galah · 06-08-2008 3:08pm

oneofakind32 wrote: »

It is quite impressive, but I wont be back there in a hurry. Got the city link from the airport back to galway a couple of weeks back NEVER AGAIN. It stopped in every hole in the road along the way. I didn't see motorway once. This coupled with jet-lag was not fun at all.

But all the other busses stop in almost every village as well. Does Bus Eireann still have the pee break in Athlone? THAT used to annoy me, stupid people and their stupid small bladders.

oneofakind32 · 06-08-2008 3:19pm

Yip, 10 minute break in Athlone. Would have killed for that on city link

Vorrtexx · 06-08-2008 4:32pm

oneofakind32 wrote: »

It is quite impressive, but I wont be back there in a hurry. Got the city link from the airport back to galway a couple of weeks back NEVER AGAIN. It stopped in every hole in the road along the way. I didn't see motorway once. This coupled with jet-lag was not fun at all.

ugh!, that doesn't sound promising.

Which airport was it you were travelling to? I plan to get the 07:15 from Shannon airport to Galway. Looking at their timetable there aren't too many stops.

pointofnoreturn · 06-08-2008 5:06pm

Vorrtexx wrote: »

ugh!, that doesn't sound promising.

Which airport was it you were travelling to? I plan to get the 07:15 from Shannon airport to Galway. Looking at their timetable there aren't too many stops.

They don't stop much on that route, and it doesn't feel that long either, very quite, been on the bus at time when it's been almost empty!! as in 3, 5 passangers !!

Chris_533976 · 06-08-2008 8:30pm

Citylink is for proper people with good bladders

Galway - Cork no piss break.

New coach station is great, no more waiting in the rain. Only room for 4 or 5 buses there but it does the job.

Didnt use it coming back up again, the bus was stuck in traffic near the old stop and everyone herded to the front of the bus so the driver let us off there

oneofakind32 · 06-08-2008 10:35pm

Vorrtexx wrote: »

ugh!, that doesn't sound promising.

Which airport was it you were travelling to? I plan to get the 07:15 from Shannon airport to Galway. Looking at their timetable there aren't too many stops.

The shannon route is sound. Have been on it a few times, no complaints. Thats why I was expecting a more direct service from dublin airport

tristanc · 06-08-2008 11:31pm

Wait, that's just for CityLink? Granted it's an improvement over their vacant lot, but I was thinking Galway was building a shiny new bus station for Bus Eireann as well.

Mrs OBumble · 09-08-2008 11:12am

tristanc wrote: »

Wait, that's just for CityLink? Granted it's an improvement over their vacant lot, but I was thinking Galway was building a shiny new bus station for Bus Eireann as well.

Aye. Well almost. It's for Nestors et al as well.

Everywhere else in the world, and even a few places in Ireland, they've got the idea that common public transport hubs which are shared by all companies operating in the area serve everyone better.

(Hell, even Aer Lingus and Ryanair seem to manage to share airports in places!)

But here in Galway, we've built a shiny new bus station for the "private" buses, and someday in the never-never, CIE/Bus Eireann are going to build another shiny new station for trains and their buses.

Mrs OBumble · 09-08-2008 11:14am

oneofakind32 wrote: »

The shannon route is sound. Have been on it a few times, no complaints. Thats why I was expecting a more direct service from dublin airport

Read the timetable a bit harder: some services are express, some aren't.

rabbitinlights · 09-08-2008 11:35am

Does anyone know of any express buses from Galway to Dublin? Ones that would take advantage of the motorways?

pokerkingsni · 11-08-2008 9:24am

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Does anyone know of any express buses from Galway to Dublin? Ones that would take advantage of the motorways?

Yeah there is an express, when i was getting on the citylink last week from Dublin to Galway there was a white bus with "Galway Express" on it in dublin Airport. Now for the bad news, i cant remember what the company was called. Though I think its the but that leaves from Bothar Ui Either in town. There's a dry cleaners and a travel agent and beside it theres a sign in the window for the bus.

Bit sketchy there i admit but hope that at least put you on the right track.

galah · 12-08-2008 4:15pm

They're called 'Go bus' - but their website isn't really informative just yet (spotted them yesterday as well). Would be nice to have an express service, since citylink took almost 5 hours yesterday coming back...

That new coach station is quite nice - shame though that they forgot to add a drop-off/pick-up zone and taxi rank...Idiots. Will they ever get anything right the first time? Now, taxis and cars wikll have to queue in the road

With a bit of planning and thinking they could have solved the taxi problem in Eyre Square as well - by providing a taxi 'shelter' in the new coach station.

Wompa1 · 12-08-2008 8:16pm

Did the jet lagged 5 hour bus journey from Dublin Airport myself...not very pleasent. I would of had to stand around for another hour to wait for an express bus just to arrive back in Galway at the same time anyways. All this because my connecting flight to Shannon was cancelled...Damn Aer Lingus!!..tell us 30 minutes after we were supposed to take off that its cancelled grrrrrrrrrr

vinovixen30 · 14-08-2008 5:51pm

Sorry about your bad bus ride. All three buses available are like this. The motorway to Dublin is very short -- you have no choice but to drive on skinny, slow-moving roads from the east to the west. One of the frustrating things about traveling by car/bus in Ireland.

oneofakind32 wrote: »

It is quite impressive, but I wont be back there in a hurry. Got the city link from the airport back to galway a couple of weeks back NEVER AGAIN. It stopped in every hole in the road along the way. I didn't see motorway once. This coupled with jet-lag was not fun at all.

Euro_Kraut · 14-08-2008 7:33pm

I like the station too, but call it a coach station? Its a god damm bus. Coach is bit posh. Its got notions about itself. We don't need that in Galway - bus stops with notions.

snubbleste · 14-08-2008 7:36pm

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

I like the station too, but call it a coach station? Its a god damm bus. Coach is bit posh. Its got notions about itself. We don't need that in Galway - bus stops with notions.

We're a forward thinking city don't you know, coach station :cool:

anyone know how much the new Go bus service costs?

Mrs OBumble · 14-08-2008 8:37pm

I think GoBus is just Nestor's re-branded: see the words down the bottom here

http://www.nestorlink.ie/

(I also saw a Nestors sign in the building on Bothar na what's-it that some was talking about .. sorry these Irish street names do my head in!)

Personally, now I'm working I'd always catch the train/Luas to do Galway/Dublin-airport. Sooo much less stressful than the bus. But admittedly dearer.

Euro_Kraut · 14-08-2008 8:39pm

snubbleste wrote: »

We're a forward thinking city don't you know, coach station :cool:

'Coach' makes it sounds like its from a Charles Dickens novel.

galah · 15-08-2008 9:08am

which, judging by the experience, is not that far from the truth...

galah · 15-08-2008 9:09am

vinovixen30 wrote: »

Sorry about your bad bus ride. All three buses available are like this. The motorway to Dublin is very short -- you have no choice but to drive on skinny, slow-moving roads from the east to the west. One of the frustrating things about traveling by car/bus in Ireland.

But it's not - it goes all the way to Athlone - that's half-way! So why not have a slow, stop at all locations bus, and one express that could do the journey in less than 3 hours...

serfboard · 15-08-2008 2:07pm

galah wrote: »

But it's not - it goes all the way to Athlone - that's half-way! So why not have a slow, stop at all locations bus, and one express that could do the journey in less than 3 hours...

+1. You'd have to say that there must be opportunities there now for express buses.

You'd also imagine that in 2 years time, with the motorway complete, that an express bus would beat the train.

Citylink New Coach Station

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