Bus from Eyre Square to NUIG Sports Campus

Mars Bar

I need to get out to NUIG Sports Campus in Dangan, Newcastle every Saturday morning.

I hear it's a pretty long walk so what bus can I get that goes out that way and how long approximately does it take? What's the going rate for the shuttle buses these days?

biko

Looking at galwaytransport.info you should take the 404

www.galwaytransport.info/2012/02/bus-service-404-newcastle-and-westside.html

The site also had fares and times info.

Mars Bar

That's a brilliant site. Is it JustMary's? Great work if so.

It only goes every hour on a Saturday? That's a bit of a balls.

ErnieBert

If you walk from Eyre Square to the Sports Campus and back, you might get fitter.


Just saying.

Mars Bar

ErnieBert wrote: »

If you walk from Eyre Square to the Sports Campus and back, you might get fitter.


Just saying.

Hah, no doubt about it! I have gym membership elsewhere. I'm doing coaching there on Saturdays.

I'd also get lost walking there.

biko

Yeah it's about an hours walk according to google maps.
Do you live in the city? It's pretty quick on a bike.

Should take no more than 30 mins to walk from Eyre Square to Sports Centre.

dastardly00

If you walk through the NUIG campus and along by the river Corrib up to Dangan it's a bit shorter.

snubbleste

A bit shorter than what

zarquon

Would take about 35 mins to walk going through NUIG and up along the corrib.

Wishful Thinking

Takes 40 mins to walk. 404 bus will get you to the Westwood & it's a wee walk up the hill

Mars Bar

biko wrote: »

Yeah it's about an hours walk according to google maps.
Do you live in the city? It's pretty quick on a bike.

Nope, coming from Tuam.

I'll take the bus coz I want to get out there as soon as I can.

Which stop is stop 5 in eyre square?

Mrs OBumble

Mars Bar wrote: »

Nope, coming from Tuam.

I'll take the bus coz I want to get out there as soon as I can.

Which stop is stop 5 in eyre square?

Number 5 on the city-bus-stops map, just up a bit from where Burkes will drop you.


Yes, the site is my work, thanks for the nice words.

It's mad that a citizen volunteer maintains the city's public transport site, but it seemed like the only way we'd get one. I've since discovered that actions like this are called "tactical urbanism", and happen in all sorts of ways / places.

NauP

Great site.

dastardly00

snubbleste wrote: »

A bit shorter than what

Than if you continued walking along University Road and turned right on to Newcastle Road at the junction with the hospital, and headed up to Dangan that way.

iMMer5ion

It takes me 20-30 minties every day, depending on how fast I walk.
I go from Eyre Square - Eglinton Street - Bridge - Cathedral - UCHG - Lower Newcastle

You could go as far as the university Road and cut through the campus.

Mars Bar

I'm not known for my quick walking ability! I've really short legs.

I'll definitely get the bus first so I figure out where I'm going. In about 4 weeks time I'll have more time in the morning to get there so I might take a stroll out.

Thanks everybody for your help.

Mars Bar

Got there fine on the bus!

Had to walk back. Took me 40 minutes.

snubbleste

Mars Bar wrote: »

Got there fine on the bus!
Had to walk back. Took me 40 minutes.

You have to walk faster, swivel those hips!
You might shave a minute or two off, if you take the river walk - quinncentenary bridge - dyke road - bothar na mban.

Mars Bar

snubbleste wrote: »

You have to walk faster, swivel those hips!
You might shave a minute or two off, if you take the river walk - quinncentenary bridge - dyke road - bothar na mban.

You had me until bother na mban! Which road is that?

I'd be going over the bridge if I turned left at the Topaz(I think) shop? And then there's a slip way down onto Dyke road isn't there?

Wouldn't that be longer if I was going into Eyre Square?

Raging_Ninja

error 404 bus not found

snubbleste

Mars Bar wrote: »

You had me until bother na mban! Which road is that?
I'd be going over the bridge if I turned left at the Topaz(I think) shop? And then there's a slip way down onto Dyke road isn't there?
Wouldn't that be longer if I was going into Eyre Square?

Och!
http://tnypic.net/b6150.jpg

snubbleste

Actually scrap that, you'd be better off walking through campus as it's safer and more sheltered on the rainy days.
So it's riverwalk-nuig buildings-cathedral-salmon weir bridge-eyre square..as suggested by others

I don't want to be reading that a mars bar got melted by a car