The following companies are providing return bus or coach services from Galway city:
- Reaneys of Galway - are likely to run a service from Galway city, in conjunction with OMG/Zhivago
- Irish Concert Travel - from Galway city direct.
- Bus Éireann will run a bus from Galway city at 12-noon on Friday, returning at 10am on Monday. Tickets €35 return can only be purchased in advance from Galway Bus Station - online booking is not available.
- Kelly Travel are running a service from Ennis, stopping in Loughrea and Kilbeggan. This will run if there are enough passengers - book asap to ensure seats..
Check with the company for timetable, booking and departure / pickup points. Likely departure points include:
For concerts, return services generally leave 30-60 minutes after the concert ends, from the same place where the bus drops you off. Festival arrangements are sometimes slightly different.
Services from other towns and cities
- Kelly Travel - services from
Limerick, via Dallys Cross, Birdhill, Nenagh, Toonevara, Roscrea, Moneygall, and Mountrath
Tipperary, via Golden and Cashel
Cork City, via Mitchesltown, Cahir and Portalaoise
- Irish Concert Travel AKA Fureys of Sligo - services from
Sligo via Carrick-on-Shannon, Longford and Mullingar
Castlebar via Claremorris, Castlerea, Roscommon and Athlone.
- Buses to Concerts are providing services from Belfast, Sprucefield, Banbridge, Newry and Dundalk
- Marathon Travel are running a range of services from Dublin, including day-trips. Services do not have to be pre-booked, but are cheaper for bookings.
- Bus Éireann - will be running services from
Dublin ex CustomHouse Quay - no stops
Cork - stopping at Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Cahir and Cashel.
- Skelton Travel - Belfast
Train services
- Irish Rail have announced special fares from Cork, Dublin and Limerick, but no additional services. The planned strike action is not currently expected to affect the Electric Picnic dates.
Local services
Martley's will run a shuttle bus between Portloaise Railway station and the site for €5 each way- Thursday
From Portlaoise Train Station to Stradbally every 30 minutes between 12:30pm and 10pm
- Friday
From Portlaoise Train Station to Stradbally every 30 minutes between 7:30am and 10:30pm
From Stradbally to Portlaoise Train Station every hour between 10am and 3pm
- Saturday
From Portlaoise Train Station to Stradbally every 30 minutes between 7:30am and 10pm
From Stradbally to Portlaoise Train Station every hour between 9am and 3am
- Sunday
From Portlaoise Train Station to Stradbally every 30 minutes between 7:30am and 10pm
From Stradbally to Portlaoise Train Station every hour between 7am and 3pm
- Monday
From Stradbally to Portlaoise Train Station every 30 minutes between 6am and 3pm
From Stradbally to Dublin Custom House Quays at 2am and 12-noon.
Other services will be added to this list as information becomes available - please leave a comment below if you would like a service added.