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Travelling to Westport

  • 04-03-2010 2:40pm
    #1
    billyhead
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    Hi,

    I am heading to Westport the week after next from Dublin (its actually closer to Achill Island were I am going) and I was just wondering what the best route to take in the car would be. Also how long would it take and would I be better of travelling by train.


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  • #2
    Cookie_Monster
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    Straight up N4 and turn off to N5. Thats it.

    Less than 3.5hrs
    billyhead wrote:
    would I be better of travelling by train

    only if you want to drink while travelling. The only reason to get the train to Westport :)


  • #3
    Cionád
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    Take the road to Newport from Castlebar if your heading towards Achill btw


  • #4
    youcancallmeal
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    Has anyone tried driving from Dublin to Westport via the new extended motorway to Galway? I'm considering giving it a go to see if its any quicker than the normal N5/N4 route?


  • #5
    Cionád
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    youcancallme>al wrote: »
    Has anyone tried driving from Dublin to Westport via the new extended motorway to Galway? I'm considering giving it a go to see if its any quicker than the normal N5/N4 route?

    I've done the motorway as far as beyond Athlone, and then towards Roscommon, took slightly less time than going the M4/N5 route because you don't have to go near Longford town, and the roads were empty :)

    I don't think going all the way to Galway would be worth it, but I havent tried. I did do Leixlip -> Galway in under 1hr30mins though so it depends on the Galway-Westport roads/traffic.


  • #6
    Cookie_Monster
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    actually considering Dublin - Galway is now about 90 mins I would revise the 3.5 hrs down a good bit, 2h 45 maybe??


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  • #7
    Sponge Bob
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    M50 - Galway City Edge is 90mins, not centre to centre, and then you gotta grind over to the Headford Road and then North through Headford which means it would be around 3 hours total to Castlebar in fairness.

    2:45 at night and outside the evening rush hour in Galway.

    At this time of year you spend a LOT of time (4:15 to 5:15pm at least) driving into a low and strong sun which is best done on a Motorway where being glared out of it is not so lethal. Same in the mornings around 9 heading east.


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