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    Hi Kirsty,
    
    The train service is pretty good between Dublin and Galway.
    Trains depart from Hueston Station (two miles or so from 
    O'Connell Bridge) 4 times daily. The approx. departure times 
    are 8AM, 11AM, 2PM and 6.30PM... you'd want to double-check
    these just in case!
    
    From Galway to Dublin the times are 8AM, 11.30AM, 3PMish
    and 6PMish... again check out those times to be sure...
    
    bon voyage,
    Jim. 
        

    Kirsty,
    
    Had just checked this myself a while ago....
    
    In general it takes about 3 hr. There are 4 trains
    daily...
     8:00am   11:00
     11:05    13:50
     14:10    16:55
     18:45    21:15..
    
    By road its about 3 hrs also...normal driving..
    
    rgs,
    
    Mick

    I'm glad you said "normal driving" Mick. Kevin Burns
    and Mike Hughes made it reportedly in an hour some
    time back. :v)
    
    Just curious, does the train stop anywhere on its
    way to Galway?

The Dublin - Galway  train is definitely  not an express. There are many stops 
along the way and not neccessarily at stations. 

A few that spring to mind from Dublin :

Kildare, Portarlington, Tullamore, Clara, Athlone, Ballinasloe, Athenry, Galway.

.It;s a grand trip on a fine day. Beware of the sandwiches though!


Des

    
    Yes thats one for the books....I hear it was just a streak of light
    going up that road...he was abit slower going down after galway got
    thrashed in that match....!
    
    It stops ok...In fact its a nice journey down..Athlone,
    ballinalose,Clara, Tullamore etc etc..Good thing about Galway station
    is that its right in the center of the city...Its a very "missable"
    train on the way back as there are a couple of very good pubs just a
    stones throw from the station..and one lose track of time very easy. I
    recall a journey from galway to DUblin taking a couple of days...and
    somewehere on the way we passed through (and passed out!) in Monaghan!
    
    slainte,
    
    Mick
    
    Ps..Did kev behave himself on Friday 

    keVin was looking very well on Friday.  He muttered something about
    being frustrated in not taking part in this year's Dublin City
    marathon, and he looked fit enough to do it.
    
    Put me to shame!
    

    
    Yes...he was in good shape I hear....but then there was some talk of
    him eating an entire batch of Dunkin' Munchkins! :^)
    
    /jen
    

    re -5
    
    Back in '89 I made it from the Avis Car Park at Dublin Airport to the Great
    Southern in Eyre Square in 2hrs 10mins. I was flying and thought this
    would have been hard to better .
    
    Imagine my disappointment to find out it's been done in 1hr!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Back to the question .....
    
    Kirsty , I would recommend driving as you can go at your own pace and
    stop when and where you want. The problem with trains is that you'll
    have to get a bus/taxi to Hueston Stn. which adds more time then wait
    for a train which takes more time then stop in every little train
    station which takes more time etc. etc.
    
    Everyone to their own but I'm afraid I have no patience when travelling
    and much prefer the quickest most direct route whenever possible.
                                   
    F. 

    I made it in 8 hrs one time from Galway to Dublin. I guess the fat 
    that we stopped in Oranmore and waited for Burkes to open at 10 am.
    didn't help. We also stopped in every other town on the way also.
    
    An enjoyable trip though.
    
                   \|/
                   o.o
    Gerry  ---oOO--(-)--OOo

    I don't know if the roads have been upgraded since 1988, but you might
    want to consider taking the train!  It wasn't the condition of the
    roads but the fact that there was a lot of truck traffic on basically
    two-lane roads.  Thank Gawd for the dual carriageway at Lucan!
    
    Pat

    
    The Galway road has been vastly upgraded since 1988. You'd hardly 
    recognize some stretches.
    
    Aengus

    Actually Pat the dual carrageway has been extended past
    Leixlip,Maynooth and Kilcock. That covers the worst stretch of the
    road. It also knocks about half an hour or more off the journey so
    snake should have no problem doing dublin-Galway in half an hour now.
    I would not like to be in that car.
    
    MBr

                                                               
    <Well OK, I'm stretching the truth a bit. First it was in
    a rent-a-car, and it took 1 1/2  hours. I now quote from
    the venerable Mr. Burns...>
    
         "...I believe we left Galway City at 8.40 am and arrived
          in Rathfarnham at 10.10 which would be about an hour
          and a half from Galway to Dublin. On several occasions
          we were doing in excess of 90MPH and other vehicles on 
          the roadway (including Bus's) were certain to be overtaken 
          with the Snake at the wheel..."
    
    <editor's note: despite the blazing time records, apparently they
    were able to stop 3 times along the route for keVin to have a 
    black-n-tan, use the facilities, and buy a choc-ice>
    
         ...The fiat Ritmo was well equipped. We had plenty of Christy
         Moore, Van-the-man, and Mitch Miller tapes for the trek. We
         started with a fry at SuperMacs. We had Galway flags hanging 
         from every orifice of the Ritmo. Our destiny Dublin...
    
         "...We were onroute to Dermot O'Sullivans home, so maybe he
          might remember some of the details about when we arrived at
          his house.   :-)"
     
    <coming up - part 2 - "A Bannerman roots for Galway in Dublin">

    
    ...I have heard the story and these chaps stick to the times.
    Personally I know both these chaps are STONE mad at the best of times
    -) -) and it wouldn't surprise me at all....
    
    NOt anymore though..theres a witch of a judge in the mid-lands who
    takes pleasure in catching people doing such speeds..so you have to be
    careful. 
    
    rgs,
    Mick

    Well after all that I am flying Ryanair Prestwick/Dublin then Aer
    Lingus Dublin/Galway so I won't be driving or taking the train.
    
    I'll be over from the 11th - 13th Jan.  The next time I'm over on
    holiday I will have to drive from Dublin to Galway so that I can see
    what you are all talking about.
    
    Can anyone tell me roughly how much a taxi will cost from Galway
    airport to ESSB?
    
    Thanks
    
    Kirsty
          

     re- cost of the taxi ride...approx #4.00.  It's a short trip.
    
    regards,
    bob
    
    p.s. prestwick has very good prices on duty-free (particularly spirits)
         so you may want to stock up...

>                -< 1 hour from dublin galway is not possible  >-
the timetable may be not clear about what day you get there at the next hour
:-))))))))))))))))))))))

mf