Quick Question: Best route from Drogheda to Claremorris

positron

What is the quickest and easiest route to get from Drogheda to Claremorris?

I got these three from Google Maps (quickest on top, but third is the shortest):

1) Drogheda, M1, M50, M4, M6 to Athlone and then Roscommon, Claremorris
2) Drogheda, M1, M50, M4, M6 to Galway and then N17 to Claremorris or
3) Drogheda, Navan, Mullingar, Longford, Roscommon, Claremorris

Thanks!

R.O.R

positron wrote: »

What is the quickest and easiest route to get from Drogheda to Claremorris?

I got these three from Google Maps (quickest on top, but third is the shortest):

1) Drogheda, M1, M50, M4, M6 to Athlone and then Roscommon, Claremorris
2) Drogheda, M1, M50, M4, M6 to Galway and then N17 to Claremorris or
3) Drogheda, Navan, Mullingar, Longford, Roscommon, Claremorris

Thanks!

I definately wouldn't take the Navan route. Did that last year on the way to Galway and it took ages. Going M1/M50 seems like it's out of the way, but it's much quicker (did that on the way back).

Drogheda to Galway is less than 2 hours outside of rush hour - not sure exactly where Claremorris is though

galwaytt

Option 2, def.

Did (almost) the reverse a short while ago. Motorway travel is the only way to travel efficiently. Cross country-routes are grand if your in Forza/GTA mode, but otherwise forget it.

Atomic Pineapple

As above avoid option 3 at all costs and pick one of the motorway options, if you need to avoid the M50 then go from Drogheda to the N2 then across by FairyHouse to Dunboyne and onto Maynooth and get onto the M4 and head towards Galway from there.

positron

Thanks guys. I suspected Navan route would full of signals, round-abouts, local traffic and farm machinary etc. So now the question is the should I leave M6 at Athlone and then go via Roscommon to Claremorris, or if I should I stay on M6 all the way to Galway and then go up N17 (Tuam, Claremorris). It's about 50 kms more than the Athlone/Roscommon route, but Google Maps says it's only 1 minute longer.

//goes away to google speed camera spots along M4/M6

hiscan

You should definetly leave the Motorway at Athlone.My suggestion would be to head for Tuam from Athlone instead of Roscommon,Claremorris is only 15 minutes from Tuam.

delynet

Go Athlone/Roscommon route if there is a chance you would end up in Claregalway during rush hour(s).

You have another choice to make if you go via Roscommon. In Ballymoe a right turn brings you though Castlerea and Ballyhaunis while straight on and right 2 miles up the road brings you across country and no major towns (my preference)

positron

I should've stated I will be travelling on Sunday morning, so I wouldn't expect any traffic all the way there.

And will be coming back either on Sunday evening (it would be busy with people heading back to Dublin I would imagine - or so was the case back in 2002-2004), or Monday morning (week day, so I would definitly stick to motorway on the way back).

Thanks again for the suggestions - really appreciate them!

signostic

Athlone/Roscommon then head for Ballymoe - Williamstown - Cloonfad - Claremorris, this is the shortest route by far but the offset of that is that the roads from Ballymoe to your destination are not the best.

Scottie99

There is a 4th option

Drogheda,Mullingar,Longford N5,N17 Clairmorris

These roads have significantly improved over the years.

http://www2.aaireland.ie/routes_beta/Search.aspx says its quicker, cheaper and no tolls

Its just a 4th option..

HGV driver

shanec1928

avoid tuam with the never ending road works

delynet

@forza rovers Good point. Tuam is a disaster during weekends at the moment. Most other times is busy with them stupid traffic lights that are on a set sequence.

Kristopherus

signostic wrote: »

Athlone/Roscommon then head for Ballymoe - Williamstown - Cloonfad - Claremorris, this is the shortest route by far but the offset of that is that the roads from Ballymoe to your destination are not the best.

Agreed re from Ballymoe. That route is deadly and best avoided if you are not familiar with it. You could meet anything on it and there's a myriad of bends on it:(.

positron

Ah nooo!! I was almost decided on going all the way on M6 and going up via Tuam. Is it really that bad there on a weekend? (other threads here suggests 30-60 mins tailbacks)