How to find the Community Education Centre

Travelling on foot

How to find our office: View a Campus Map  Hygeia Block appears as ’Engineering Buildings’ on the campus map

Travelling by Car

Follow the directions below, or use this journey planner to plan your exact route

From the South

From Cork or Limerick, approach Galway on the N18. You'll by-pass Ennis & Gort and pass through Adrahan and Clarinbridge.

Arrive at the Oranmore roundabout just outside Galway. Take the second exit at this roundabout.

From Oranmore to NUI Galway

Follow the dual carriageway (N6) until the Martin roundabout and take the second exit, sign-posted Galway West.

At the next roundabout take the second exit, sign-posted Clifden.

Continue on to Kirwan roundabout, take the second exit.

Come to your sixth and last roundabout and take the fourth exit, sign-posted Clifden.

Turn left at the next traffic lights, towards Lower Salthill. Continue on until the second set of traffic lights you will see the Cathedral in front of you. 

Continue towards the Cathedral. Instead of turning left to cross the Salmon Weir Bridge keep to the right and continue past the Cathedral and our office is diagonally across the cathedral car park in the green building.

Check out the campus map to find your exact destination

From the North/ East

From Dublin and Belfast, continue onto M4 (signs for Sligo). At junction 1, exit onto M6 toward Galway and follow signs for Galway.

Arrive at roundabout off M6. Take the first exit at this roundabout and the third exit at the next roundabout just up ahead which will bring you on to the Dublin Road.

Continue straight on the Dublin Road following the directions for City West to NUI Galway.

Our office is in the green building directly behind the Cathedral on the other side of the car park.

Travelling by Public Transport

Galway is easily accessible by public transport.

Trains: Galway's train station is just off Eyre Square. The city's very well serviced by rail and only 2.5 hours away from Dublin.

Buses: You can travel to Galway using frequent services offered by our public bus service,  or use on of the private bus services such as CityLink or

GoBus. Direct (non-stop buses) take 2.5 hours.

From the city centre, you can take a taxi to Nun’s island, our office is in the Hygeia Office Block, directly behind the Cathedral on the other side of the car park.

Alternatively take the No.4 Bus in the direction of Newcastle from Eyre Square, near the train station, which is the normal drop-off point for buses.

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