It will run for eleven days, between Saturday 14 December and Tuesday 24 December inclusive.
The service is being operated on behalf of Galway City Council, who commission and fund this service, using buses from locally-owned Callinan Coaches.
On 24 Dec, Christmas Eve, the last bus will leave the city-centre in the early evening - the exact time is to be advised, in previous years, it has been 5:30pm.
Parking is provided at Ballybrit Racecourse - see the Parkmore Neighbourhood Map for details of this area.
The central city drop-off and pick-up point is the Galway Coach Station (point "S" on the regional bus stops map).
There is no arrangement for cars to be left at Ballybrit overnight: cars which are left there are at the owner's risk.
Hours of operation
Buses run in both directions- Monday - Saturday: Between 9:30am to 9.15pm, (last departure from Ballybrit at 9:15pm) - every 15 minutes
- Sunday: Between 11am - 7pm - every 15 minutes
- Sunday 7 - 9:15pm every 30 minutes.
On 24 Dec, Christmas Eve, the last bus will leave the city-centre in the early evening - the exact time is to be advised, in previous years, it has been 5:30pm.
Parking area and city-centre bus stop
The central city drop-off and pick-up point is the Galway Coach Station (point "S" on the regional bus stops map).
There is no arrangement for cars to be left at Ballybrit overnight: cars which are left there are at the owner's risk.
Cost
The fare is €1 each way per adult, This includes all-day parking
Children under age 16 and pensioners travel for free.
Children under age 16 and pensioners travel for free.
Galway City daily, weekly and monthly tickets are not accepted.
Route
Buses use the most appropriate route between the race-course and the city centre: Normally this will be the bus lanes. There are no pickup or drop-off points between the city-centre and the race-course.