Transportation, Hotel, and Travel

Hotel

Reservation Deadline: 27 August 2008 (or until room block sells out)

Radisson SAS Galway
Lough Atalia Road
Galway
Ireland

PH: +353 91 538 300
FAX: +353 91 538 380
E-MAIL: reservations.galway@radissonsas.com

Click Here for the Housing Request Form.

Transportation

For travel originating within the EU
All major carriers serve Dublin and/or Shannon. From there, utilize the connections below to reach Galway.  Aer Arann flies direct to Galway from London Luton, Manchester, and Edinburgh.

TRAVEL WITHIN IRELAND

Air from Dublin
From Dublin, Aer Arann (www.aerarann.com) offers service to Galway Airport. For more information, contact your travel agent or telephone 0818 210 210 within Ireland, from the U.K. call 0800 587 23 24 (outside Ireland/U.K., telephone +353 61 70 44 28).

Rail from Dublin
Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Rail) provides frequent service to Galway from Dublin (Heuston Station). Contact your travel agent or visit www.irishrail.ie for more information, or telephone 1850 366222 within Ireland (outside Ireland, telephone +353 1 8366222).

Motorcoach from Dublin
There are two options for traveling by motorcoach from Dublin Airport to Galway.  The most direct routing is to take the Citylink bus directly from Dublin Airport to Galway city centre.  Visit www.citylink.ie or call +353 91 564163 for fare/schedule information.  If the schedule for the above service does not meet with your travel plans, another option is to board the Airlink 747 bus (www.dublinbus.ie or +353 1 8734222) outside of the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport for the ride to Dublin’s Central Bus Station (Bus Aras).  Transfer to Bus Eireann for travel on to Galway Eyre Square (www.buseireann.ie or +353 1 8366111).

Motorcoach from Shannon Airport to Galway
Citylink operates daily non-stop service directly from Shannon Airport to Galway city centre.  Visit www.citylink.ie for fare/schedule information and to book reservations online or call +353 91 564163. Travel time averages 1-1/2 hours.