Best way to get from Glen Dara to Dublin Rd in Friday traffic

TheKaiserChief

New to Galway so not sure, and theres been loads of traffic threads lately so thought best to ask ye!

I have to get to from Glen Dara to Dublin Rd today for an apt at 4.

Whats traffic like then on a Friday?

Would I be better driving or walking or using bus?

biko

Should be pretty ok as it's just before everyone finishes work and the exiting roads block up.
For bus you'd have to change in Eyre Square.
Driving 10 mins (best make it 20 in case), walking 1 hour?

snubbleste

irisheddie85

At that time traffic should be easy enough. Driving would be fine. Give yourself 20 mins and you will probably be there early but it's long enough of there are any unexpected delays

gordongekko

snubbleste wrote: »

that did not take long

what_traffic

TheKaiserChief wrote: »

New to Galway so not sure, and theres been loads of traffic threads lately so thought best to ask ye!

I have to get to from Glen Dara to Dublin Rd today for an apt at 4.

Whats traffic like then on a Friday?

Would I be better driving or walking or using bus?

Where on the Dublin Road - near the G Hotel, GMIT or Galway Crystal?
If its G Hotel - walking would only take about 40 minutes (via Quincentenary Bridge) Not a very nice walk though even on a glorious day like today.

TheKaiserChief

Thanks everyone for their answers.

So its possible to drive and make it over withit too much traffic.

Should I avoid that big new junction at the cinema? What other way should I go

snubbleste wrote: »

I don't have a bike. Otherwise I wudda said cycle was an option in my post

biko

Just go the regular way. Over the bridge, across the new junction and Bohermore RB to Wellpark lights.

snubbleste

gordongekko wrote: »

that did not take long

See, as fast as a car :cool:

Give us a blow-by-blow travelogue OP.

zarquon

snubbleste wrote: »

See, as fast as a car :cool:

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Along this route during the afternoon, there is no chance that a bike would be as fast as a car. That's assuming of course that by bike one would obey the same red lights applicable to the car, which is a big assumption of course based on normal behaviour along this route

biko

Jaysus, stop with the bikes already
OP doesn't have a bike, let's stick with the topic.

Notch000

west side cycles sells really cheap ones

pleasant Co.

This thread is not about bicycles

/end

snubbleste

OP has not responded for a while, maybe he is stuck in traffic?

gordongekko

I did that route both ways via a car this afternoon. Traffic was much heavier going west to east. Going east to west was grand no major delays.

biko

Aye, I passed over the bridge towards new junction at 5pm.
Left lane was backed up to mid-bridge (everyone turning left towards Menlo). Fortunately I was going right

TheKaiserChief

So I left my house at 3.05, driving.......

I made it to my apt in the Connaught Hotel at 3-50.

Traffic was heavy, ESP by huntsman bar.

Thanks for the help, I just got in the door in time.

Iwannahurl

TheKaiserChief wrote: »

So I left my house at 3.05, driving.......

I made it to my apt in the Connaught Hotel at 3-50.

That's an average speed of 6 km/h. Not bad for a Friday afternoon, OP.

what_traffic

Iwannahurl wrote: »

That's an average speed of 6 km/h. Not bad for a Friday afternoon, OP.

That is pretty slow alright, but standard for a Friday afternoon.

fishy fishy

it should be fine on a Friday at that time.

believe it or not, I find the worst day for traffic in Galway is a Thursday.

zarquon

fishy fishy wrote: »

it should be fine on a Friday at that time.

believe it or not, I find the worst day for traffic in Galway is a Thursday.

Agreed, it seems everyone wants to head into town on a Thursday for a bit of shopping or whatever. Still the journey was exceptionally bad for the OP. I can guess that he might have got caught in the backed up left lane on the bridge when he should have stayed right to go straight on.

snubbleste

what_traffic wrote: »

That is pretty slow alright, but standard for a Friday afternoon.

Other posters stated ten minutes - maximum twenty minutes and that it would not be quicker by bicycle.

what_traffic

snubbleste wrote: »

Other posters stated ten minutes - maximum twenty minutes and that it would not be quicker by bicycle.

Well they were wrong and you were right, dont believe OP had access to a bike anyhow.
OP was travelling just above walking speed in the car at that specific time if travelling at 6kmph based on IWH calculation. 5kmph is standard walking speed for a fit adult.

Iwannahurl

zarquon wrote: »

he might have got caught in the backed up left lane on the bridge when he should have stayed right to go straight on.

Slightly OT, but does that happen in the morning, by any chance?

Storm 10

Unreal all the rubbish posted here, guy asks a very simple question and it turns into bike v car v walking, im not surprised he has not come back, he is more than likely lost somewhere.

snubbleste

Storm 10 wrote: »

Unreal all the rubbish posted here, guy asks a very simple question and it turns into bike v car v walking, im not surprised he has not come back, he is more than likely lost somewhere.

He did come back, that's how we know it took him forty five minutes
The query was Best way to get from Glen Dara to Dublin Rd in Friday traffic :cool:

Iwannahurl

Storm 10 wrote: »

Unreal all the rubbish posted here, guy asks a very simple question and it turns into bike v car v walking, im not surprised he has not come back, he is more than likely lost somewhere.

No, the OP got to the destination in time, and duly reported back as requested:

TheKaiserChief wrote: »

So I left my house at 3.05, driving.......

I made it to my apt in the Connaught Hotel at 3-50.

Traffic was heavy, ESP by huntsman bar.

Thanks for the help, I just got in the door in time.

biko

OP's question answered.
Yup.