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'''Galway''' is one of the bigger cities in [[Ireland]], located at the atlantic coast. | '''Galway''' is one of the bigger cities in [[Ireland]], located at the atlantic coast. | ||
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| − | ==Hitching out== | + | == Hitching out == |
| − | ===West (Connemara, Aran Islands ferry terminal)=== | + | === West (Connemara, Aran Islands ferry terminal) === |
| − | If you're feeling lazy, catch the number 1 bus from Eyre Square - stay on the bus going through Salthill and get off once the bus turns off the coach road. From here it's about 5 minutes walk to where the bypass meets the old coach road, which is the ideal spot for hitching. | + | If you're feeling lazy, catch the number 1 bus from Eyre Square - stay on the bus going through Salthill and get off once the bus turns off the coach road. From here it's about 5 minutes walk to where the bypass meets the old coach road, which is the ideal spot for hitching. If you're lucky, you'll get a lift before you even get there. |
| − | If you're short on cash, just walk out along Father Griffin Road and Taylors Hill Road to the same spot, around 40 minutes walk; again, you may get lucky and get a lift before then but I wouldn't count on it. | + | If you're short on cash, just walk out along Father Griffin Road and Taylors Hill Road to the same spot, around 40 minutes walk; again, you may get lucky and get a lift before then but I wouldn't count on it. You could try the roundabouts on the bottom of the Headford Road, on the bypass but near the city centre, but it has always looked too heavily trafficked with local vehicles to me. |
| − | ===Northwest ([[Clifden]])=== | + | === Northwest ([[Clifden]]) === |
| − | Walk up University Road and Newcastle Road, and you can probably stop walking once you get beyond the flashy hotel on the right hand side; again, you might get lucky and pick up a lift quicker. | + | Walk up University Road and Newcastle Road, and you can probably stop walking once you get beyond the flashy hotel on the right hand side; again, you might get lucky and pick up a lift quicker. Alternatively, get bus number 5 as far up the Upper Newcastle Road as it goes, get out and walk hitching to the same spot. |
| − | ===East or South ([[Dublin]], [[Cork]], [[Limerick]])=== | + | === East or South ([[Dublin]], [[Cork]], [[Limerick]]) === |
| − | You can go out the old Dublin Road, but it's a long walk to where it meets the bypass and hard to get a lift inside the city. | + | You can go out the old Dublin Road, but it's a long walk to where it meets the bypass and hard to get a lift inside the city. The Ballybaan Road/Monivea Road roundabout on the bypass might be worth a try. |
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Revision as of 16:12, 17 February 2008
<map lat='53.27' lng='-9.03' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/> Galway is one of the bigger cities in Ireland, located at the atlantic coast.
Hitching out
West (Connemara, Aran Islands ferry terminal)
If you're feeling lazy, catch the number 1 bus from Eyre Square - stay on the bus going through Salthill and get off once the bus turns off the coach road. From here it's about 5 minutes walk to where the bypass meets the old coach road, which is the ideal spot for hitching. If you're lucky, you'll get a lift before you even get there.
If you're short on cash, just walk out along Father Griffin Road and Taylors Hill Road to the same spot, around 40 minutes walk; again, you may get lucky and get a lift before then but I wouldn't count on it. You could try the roundabouts on the bottom of the Headford Road, on the bypass but near the city centre, but it has always looked too heavily trafficked with local vehicles to me.
Northwest (Clifden)
Walk up University Road and Newcastle Road, and you can probably stop walking once you get beyond the flashy hotel on the right hand side; again, you might get lucky and pick up a lift quicker. Alternatively, get bus number 5 as far up the Upper Newcastle Road as it goes, get out and walk hitching to the same spot.
East or South (Dublin, Cork, Limerick)
You can go out the old Dublin Road, but it's a long walk to where it meets the bypass and hard to get a lift inside the city. The Ballybaan Road/Monivea Road roundabout on the bypass might be worth a try.
