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Airport Information
The closest airports to the event site are Galway Airport and Ireland West Airport (Knock)


Galway Airport  to Clonbur – 1hr 10 mins
Galway has routes from
London Luton – Aer Arann
Manchester – Aer Arann
Edinburgh – Aer Arann

Ireland West Airport (Knock) to Clonbur – 1hr 31mins
Knock has routes from
Leeds Bradford - Ryanair
Liverpool - Ryanair
Manchester –BMI Baby
East Midlands - Ryanair
Birmingham -  BMI Baby
London Luton Ryanair
London Stansted -  Ryanair
London Gatwick – Aer Lingus
Bristol - Ryanair

Shannon Airport to Clonbur – 2hr 14mins
Shannon has routes from
Edinburgh – Ryanair
London Heathrow – Aer Lingus
London Stansted – Ryanair
Liverpool – Ryanair

Dublin Airport to Clonbur – 3hr 14mins
Dublin has routes from
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Newcastle – Ryanair
Blackpool – Aer Lingus
Liverpool
Leeds Bradford
Doncaster
Nottingham
Birmingham
Cardiff
London
Bristol
Southampton
Bournemouth
Exeter
Plymouth
Newquay

Airline Websites
www.aerlingus.com
www.ryanair.com
www.flybe.com
www.aerarann.com
www.bmibaby.com

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Car Rental Services
The table shows the availability of car rental services at the relevant airports

 

Galway

Ireland West (Knock)

Shannon

Dublin

Hertz
www.hertz.ie

YES

YES

YES

YES

Avis
www.avis.ie

YES

YES

YES

YES

Budget Car Hire
www.budget.ie

YES

YES

YES

YES

Thrifty
www.thrifty.ie

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YES

YES

Dooley Car Rentals
www.dan-dooley.ie

YES

YES

YES

YES

Europecar
www.europcar.ie

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YES

YES

YES

Murrays/Sixt
www.sixt.ie

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YES

YES

YES

353 Car Rental
www.carhire.ie

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YES

YES

YES

Irish Car Rentals
www.irishcarrentals.com

--------

YES

--------

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Casey Auto Rentals
www.caseycar.com

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YES

--------

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Enterprise Rent a Car
www.enterprise.ie

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--------

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YES

County Car Rentals
www.countycar.ie

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YES

We are pleased to announce that we have been able to arrange a discount with Dan Dooley Car Rentals. You will receive a 10% discount if you give a special code while booking on their website
Please email the event steward for this code
jamesobrien82@graffiti.net

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Ferry Routes –All sailing times are correct as of 18/5/10


Irish Ferrieswww.irishferries.com
Irish Ferries run two main services

  • Holyhead to Dublin
  • Pembroke to Rosslare

Holyhead to Dublin


Ferry

Departs Holyhead

Arrives Dublin

Ulysses Cruise Ferry

02.40

05.55

Dublin Swift Fast Ferry

12.00

13.49

Ulysses Cruise Ferry

14.10

17.25

Dublin Swift Fast Ferry

17.15

19.15


Dublin to Holyhead


Ferry

Departs Dublin

Arrives Holyhead

Ulysses Cruise Ferry

08.05

11.30

Dublin Swift Fast Ferry

08.45

10.45

Dublin Swift Fast Ferry

14.30

16.30

Ulysses Cruise Ferry

20.55

00.20

Pembroke to Rosslare


Ferry

Departs Pembroke

Arrives Rosslare

Isle of Inishmore

02.45

06.45

Isle of Inishmore

14.45

18.45

Rosslare to Pembroke


Ferry

Departs Rosslare

Arrives Pembroke

Isle of Inishmore

08.45

12.45

Isle of Inishmore

20.45

00.45

Stena Linewww.stenaline.ie
Rosslare to Fishguard
Two services – Stena Europe
                            Stena Express


Rosslare to Fishguard

Fishguard to Rosslare

Ferry

Departure

Arrival

Ferry

Departure

Arrival

Europe

09.00

12.00

Europe

02.45

06.15

Express

15.00

17.00

Express

11.00

13.00

Europe

21.15

00.30

Europe

14.30

18.00

Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead
One service at the time of Coronet - HSS Stena Explorer – 2hrs duration


Dun Laoghaire - Holyhead

Holyhead – Dun Laoghaire

Ferry

Departure

Arrival

Ferry

Departure

Arrival

Explorer

13.15

15.15

Explorer

10.00

12.00


Dublin Port to Holyhead
Two services –Stena Nordica
                            Stena Explorer

Dublin Port - Holyhead

Holyhead to Dublin Port

 

Departure

Arrival

 

Departure

Arrival

Nordica

02.15 Mon –Sat

05.30

Adventurer

02.30 No foot passengers

05.45

Adventurer

08.00

11.35

Nordica

08.20 Mon -Sat

11.35

Nordica

16.00 No foot passengers

19.15

Adventurer

13.50

17.05

Adventurer

21.15

00.30

Nordica

21.30
Departs 20.30 Sundays.
No foot passengers

00.45

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Train/Buses

http://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm

This is a website offering good deals on train/ferry options from destinations in the UK to Dublin and beyond. We can't vouch for it, but it may be worth checking out for possible options

Getting to Galway

Dublin to Galway
By Train
Here is a link to the timetable of Irish Rail trains from Dublin to Galway
Dublin Bus' Airlink Service connects Dublin Airport straight to Heuston Station, the terminal station for the Galway-Dublin route.

By Bus

Bus Eireann run regular Expressway Services from Dublin to Galway
Its timetable is currently down, but can usually be found here

Citylink run a non-stop service from Dublin Airport to Galway (Stop is Galway Tourist Office, Forster Street, Galway)
Find the timetable here

Gobus.ie run a non-stop service from Dublin Airport to Galway (Stop is Galway Coach Station (Ceannt Station, Eyre Square, Galway)
Find the timetable here

From Shannon Airport to Galway
Bus Eireann run a service (No 51) from Cork to Galway that stops at Shannon Airport
Its timetable can be found here

Citylink run a Shannon Airport to Galway Service. Timetable here

 

From Galway to towns/villages close to the site

Buses to Headford and/or Cong
Bus Eireann run services from Galway to Ballina, stopping in the town of Headford and the village of Cong. We can arrange pickups from either if we know at least 3 weeks in advance
The Number 456 service runs at three times on the Friday, 13.45, 16.30 and 18.15
This 18.15  service is the No 422 and you must request a stop in Headford or Cong

Here is a link to its timetable.

A dedicated service (No. 432 – also possibly the No 420) direct to Cong departs Galway Bus Station at 17.40 on the Friday of the event and arrives in Cong at 18.40
This service does not run on Sundays
Here is a link to its timetable

PLEASE NOTE THAT INFORMATION WAS CORRECT AT TIME OF CHECKING. EPLAHEIMR ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR CHANGES IN TIMETABLES/TRAVEL OPTIONS