Getting to and from AIT
Bus Services
Private and public bus services operate to, from and within Athlone. A local service exists within the town environs, which connects the institute with the town centre, the Northgate Street Campus and the west side of town.
Bus Éireann and a number of private companies operate local and national commuter services, a number of which have a pick-up point at the institute. A daily Bus Éireann service operates from Athlone to Dublin and Galway and connections are made with the main centres throughout the country including: Ballina, Westport, Sligo, Derry, Belfast, Dundalk, Waterford, Cork, Tralee and Limerick. There are numerous (daily) direct-link coach services from Athlone to Dublin Airport and also to Shannon Airport (via Galway).
Train Services
Athlone is also easily accessible by rail as it is on the main Dublin-Galway, Dublin-Westport and Dublin-Ballina lines. It is serviced by over twenty trains per day (Monday-Saturday) and by approximately 14 trains on a Sunday.
