M6 motorway toll charges

snaps

Whats the toll charges on the new M6 from Galway to Dublin (Im going to wexford) so will be turning off towards tullamore?

homer90

€1.90

Berty

^^^^ €1.90

snaps

cheers, so possibly well worth using it from Galway

Berty

Personally I would drive through Limerick to get to Wexford but that's just me. It depends on what time of day and all that.

Galway, Limerick, Cahir, Clonmel, Waterford. New Ross, Wexford.

snaps

Berty wrote: »

Personally I would drive through Limerick to get to Wexford but that's just me. It depends on what time of day and all that.

Galway, Limerick, Cahir, Clonmel, Waterford. New Ross, Wexford.

Thats the way my tomtom suggests?

Actually going to rosslare, leaving Ballinrobe, Mayo lunchtime (12ish)

-Corkie-

Berty wrote: »

Personally I would drive through Limerick to get to Wexford but that's just me. It depends on what time of day and all that.

Galway, Limerick, Cahir, Clonmel, Waterford. New Ross, Wexford.

+1 Seasoned pilot;)

Berty

snaps wrote: »

Thats the way my tomtom suggests?

Actually going to rosslare, leaving Ballinrobe, Mayo lunchtime (12ish)

Limerick route it is. Trust me. I have a Tom Tom as well but didn't even need to consult it as I have driven most of the roads of this country for years. Getting from one side of the country to the other is fine but diagonally cutting across it is a nightmare.

If you leave Ballinrobe, come across the Tuam and then south to Limerick. Traffic should be fine in Limerick so pass Thomond Park and out the Dublin road to Homebase, along the Childers road until you basically see a sign saying Waterford and....................keep going until you reach the boat.

The Nutty M

To put a little extra in the pot,I do do the run at least twice a week from Claremorris to Rosslare and do travel Claremorris,Ballymoe,Roscommon,Athlone,Kilbeggan,Tullamore and on down the N80 to Enniscorthy and on to Rosslare.Travel time is less than 4hrs usually,thats in an artic.Good luck on your trip.:)

And I forgot to add that there is no toll for that route.

dnme

There are 2 tolls between Galway and Dublin, €1.90 and €2.90 (for cars)

-Corkie-

Wheres the other one

Berty

dnme wrote: »

There are 2 tolls between Galway and Dublin, €1.90 and €2.90 (for cars)

SARASON wrote: »

Wheres the other one

Dont worry, you're not going that far. Your planning on heading off towards Tullamore way before the 2nd one.

dnme

SARASON wrote: »

Wheres the other one

Sorry, it's one on the M6 (Ballinasloe €1.90) and one on the M4 (€2.90), thus Galway to Dublin via motorway has two tolls

snaps

cheers guys! I havent even got to France yet and im having trouble planning my journey!

So limerick option is the best!

Thanks.

Berty

snaps wrote: »

cheers guys! I havent even got to France yet and im having trouble planning my journey!

So limerick option is the best!

Thanks.

France LOL.

You think you have issues with planning.

Im going to France in June.

Im going from North Tipp to Dublin to Holyhead to Folkestone in Kent to Calais and down to the South West of France.

There will be no Toll to Dublin and no Toll through until I get to the Dartford Crossing in London(bypassing M6 Toll) which is only £1.50 and when I get to France I will have to pay a total of €42.20 to get to my destination in Tolls. :mad:

snaps

Berty wrote: »

France LOL.

You think you have issues with planning.

Im going to France in June.

Im going from North Tipp to Dublin to Holyhead to Folkestone in Kent to Calais and down to the South West of France.

There will be no Toll to Dublin and no Toll through until I get to the Dartford Crossing in London(bypassing M6 Toll) which is only £1.50 and when I get to France I will have to pay a total of €42.20 to get to my destination in Tolls. :mad:

LOL, 42.20 is nothing to what im going to pay! Cherbourg-Bordeaux. Bourdeaux-Marsaille. 2 weeks in corsica/sardinia. Back up to Nice via mainland italy for the Monaco GP. Then back into North Italy, Austria, czech republic and then Germany!

Just filled my car up with petrol (1st time a full tank for a long time) €85!!!

Berty

If there was a competition about who would be the poorest after our European jaunt it would be YOU!

WilliamEgan

Map of all tolls and costs in ireland. Might be of use.

http://infoireland.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/toll-fees-and-locations-in-ireland/

Marlow

Berty wrote: »

Galway, Limerick, Cahir, Clonmel, Waterford. New Ross, Wexford.

I would usually have gone Galway -> Ballina/Killaloe crossing Lough Derg and then hit the N7 near Nenagh -> Carlow -> Rosslare, but not anymore. The M6 -> N80 is so much better in road conditions. Avoid Limerick at all costs. Too much traffic.

The Nutty M wrote: »

To put a little extra in the pot,I do do the run at least twice a week from Claremorris to Rosslare and do travel Claremorris,Ballymoe,Roscommon,Athlone,Kilbeggan,Tullamore and on down the N80 to Enniscorthy and on to Rosslare.Travel time is less than 4hrs usually,thats in an artic.Good luck on your trip.:)

And I forgot to add that there is no toll for that route.

+1 on this one. Nowadays probably the best route for going down that side of the country. From Roscommon and on you'll have pretty good driving roads and you won't see either of the tolls. Even from Galway going through the M6 toll, this stretch now makes the most sense.

/M

Berty

Marlow wrote: »

I would usually have gone Galway -> Ballina/Killaloe crossing Lough Derg and then hit the N7 near Nenagh -> Carlow -> Rosslare, but not anymore. The M6 -> N80 is so much better in road conditions. Avoid Limerick at all costs. Too much traffic.

You lose 10-20 minutes depending on traffic in Killaloe because of the inconsistent amounts of traffic versus the slowness of the traffic lights on the bridge. I live just up the road and have not crossed that bridge in months.

Limerick, well it depends really on what time of the day. People in Limerick would know ways around it but the Tom Tom cannot be programmed with such way points. Its basically taking a shortcut from Sixmilebridge through to Obriensbridge and crossing back onto the N7 at Birdhill, crossing over through Murroe and into Boher which is the Tipperary road and onwards to Rosslare.

Heck the tunnel will be opened by late Summer. Postone your trip altogether.

snaps

Berty wrote: »

You lose 10-20 minutes depending on traffic in Killaloe because of the inconsistent amounts of traffic versus the slowness of the traffic lights on the bridge. I live just up the road and have not crossed that bridge in months.

Limerick, well it depends really on what time of the day. People in Limerick would know ways around it but the Tom Tom cannot be programmed with such way points. Its basically taking a shortcut from Sixmilebridge through to Obriensbridge and crossing back onto the N7 at Birdhill, crossing over through Murroe and into Boher which is the Tipperary road and onwards to Rosslare.

Heck the tunnel will be opened by late Summer. Postone your trip altogether.

Going to give the M6/N80 a go!

Better start packing the car, heading off around lunchtime.

Berty

snaps wrote: »

Going to give the M6/N80 a go!

Better start packing the car, heading off around lunchtime.

Enjoy, Im jealous.

antodeco

Safe journey and enjoy yourself!

TestTransmission

For some reason on the M6,if I go to the exact change toll booth it charges me for a van instead of a car?

Berty

TestTransmission wrote: »

For some reason on the M6,if I go to the exact change toll booth it charges me for a van instead of a car?

Fat B*stard!

Marlow

TestTransmission wrote: »

For some reason on the M6,if I go to the exact change toll booth it charges me for a van instead of a car?

They had problems for a while charging even my BMW as a van. If you use a tag, make sure you raise that with your tag company. You can also contact them directly, to fix the mistake on future travels. In general, they're very good to get stuff sorted.

/M

TestTransmission

Berty wrote: »

Fat B*stard!

Marlow wrote: »

They had problems for a while charging even my BMW as a van. If you use a tag, make sure you raise that with your tag company. You can also contact them directly, to fix the mistake on future travels. In general, they're very good to get stuff sorted.

/M

I don't use a tag as I only use that route a few times a year.
What happens is that I go up to the toll,It says 1.90.I put in the cash and then it asks for more.I thought I was going crazy,doesnt happen anyone else I know!

Marlow

TestTransmission wrote: »

I don't use a tag as I only use that route a few times a year.
What happens is that I go up to the toll,It says 1.90.I put in the cash and then it asks for more.I thought I was going crazy,doesnt happen anyone else I know!

Take a chat with them. They've had issues with their database. As I said, they charged the Caravelle and the BMW randomly as LGV or car, depending on weather, atmospheric changes, to mood of the bloody computer and god knows what. I've raised it with them and since no problems.

/M

Sam Russell

Nearly thirty years ago, I was driving from Rosslare to Galway, and met a guy on the boat who was going to Galway. We both set off, him going via New Ross, Waterford, Limerick, and I going up through the middle of Ireland.

When I turned right at Oranmore, a car behind me started flashing at me. It was him. So the two journeys took exactly the same time. Of course, the roads are different now.

From Mayo, I would head for Athlone.

TestTransmission

Marlow wrote: »

Take a chat with them. They've had issues with their database. As I said, they charged the Caravelle and the BMW randomly as LGV or car, depending on weather, atmospheric changes, to mood of the bloody computer and god knows what. I've raised it with them and since no problems.

/M

Sounds like a plan

WilliamEgan

Enjoy your trip! Had some issue going through m4 toll with short wheel base land cruiser. Most of the time I would get charged €4.30 but the odd time i would get charged 2.90. Try stopped a way back from the barrier and minmise weight on the scales

keithclancy

Berty wrote: »

France LOL.

You think you have issues with planning.

Im going to France in June.

Im going from North Tipp to Dublin to Holyhead to Folkestone in Kent to Calais and down to the South West of France.

There will be no Toll to Dublin and no Toll through until I get to the Dartford Crossing in London(bypassing M6 Toll) which is only £1.50 and when I get to France I will have to pay a total of €42.20 to get to my destination in Tolls. :mad:

I paid about 40 euro in Tolls from Le Havre to Holland.
That stupid uber long bridge cost 8 euro alone !

snaps

went to rosslare via limerick and tipperary. Painless and Limerick was fine. Done the 380kms in about 4.5hours and 29e in petrol! Sitting on the Irish ferries oscar wilde watching the champs league!

Seems to be a lot of other Irish people doing the same journey as me......Something to do with Munster playing in the SW France this weekend!

Berty

snaps wrote: »

went to rosslare via limerick and tipperary. Painless and Limerick was fine. Done the 380kms in about 4.5hours and 29e in petrol! Sitting on the Irish ferries oscar wilde watching the champs league!

Fair play, well done.

I hate you.

snaps

19hrs later about to dock in Cherbourg. Round 2, Drive to Bordeaux!

Theta

If its for the weekend, parts of the N7 will be closed so traffic is going to be all over the place as you get closer to Dublin with diversions going everywhere.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0429/1224269287430.html

L1011

WilliamEgan wrote: »

Enjoy your trip! Had some issue going through m4 toll with short wheel base land cruiser. Most of the time I would get charged €4.30 but the odd time i would get charged 2.90. Try stopped a way back from the barrier and minmise weight on the scales

Its not done on weight for cars / light commercials, so you're completely wasting your time with scales...

Number plate recognition against the NVDF, if it doesn't read your plate right you get through on the default rate - a car.

Come to think of it, I doubt theres any scales at all on the car lanes.