How to get here

Coole Park Nature Reserve is located in South County Galway just 4km north-west of the town of Gort. We are easily accessible and signposted from Exit 16 on the M18 motorway or by inputting our postcode (H91 HF5X) into your GPS device.

Distances:
Gort: 4 km/3 miles
Galway: 35 km/22 miles
Ennis: 30 km/18 miles
Limerick: 65 km/40 miles on M18 at Gort
Dublin: 205 km/127 miles
By Bus/Train:

The Limerick/Galway train service operates through Gort. You will then need to organise a taxi from Gort to Coole Park – approximately 4 kilometres.

Bus Eireann route 51 from Galway to Ennis via Gort
Irish Rail route 17 from Galway to Ennis via Gort


Timetable

Yeats Gregory Explorer Bus Service

Daily Service (Mon-Sun), 1st June – 31st August

Departure
Point
Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep. Arr./Dep.
Gort (Market Square) 09:25 10:00 10:30 11:05 11:40 12:15 12:50 13:25 14:45 15:20 15:55 16:30 17:20
Coole Park 09:35 10:10 10:40 11:15 11:50 12:25 13:00 Arr. 13:35 Arr. 14:55 15:30 16:05 Arr. 16:40 Arr. 17:30
Coole Park 13:45 Dep. 14:20 Dep. 16:20 Dep. 16:55 Dep.
Kiltartan Gregory Museum 10:48 11:23 11:58 12:33 13:53 14:28 15:03 15:38 16:28 17:03
Thoor Ballylee Tower 09:48 10:23 10:58 11:33 12:08 12:43 14:03 14:38 15:13 15:48 16:38 17:13
Gort (Market Square) 10:00 10:35 11:10 11:45 12:20 12:55 14:15 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:50 17:25 17:40
Kilmacduagh Monastery 10:10 10:45 11:20 11:55 12:30 13:05 14:25 15:00 15:35 16:10 17:00 17:35
Garryland Wood 10:18 10:53 11:28 12:03 12:38 13:13 14:33 15:08 15:43 16:18 17:08 17:33
Gort (Market Square) 10:30 11:05 11:40 12:15 12:50 13:25 14:45 15:20 15:55 16:30 17:20 17:55

This timetable is also available as a PDF.