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regional road · R336 · $Galway, County Galway

Forster Street

Forster Street is the R336, a regional road in Galway, 222 m east of Eyre Square. It runs 409 m from Eyre Square to College Road, about 5 minutes on foot end to end. It has 26 named places on the map: 3 pubs, 3 hotels, 3 cafés and 2 hostels and more.

Type
Regional road (R336)
Length
409 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
222 m east
Joins
Bóthar Bhreandán Ui Eithir, College Road, Eyre Square, Fairgreen Road, Frenchville Lane, Station Road, The Elms
Runs
from Eyre Square to College Road
Bus stops
Eyre Square; Forster Street
Nearest parking
Corrib Centre Car Park, 329 m away
Density
26 named places over 409 m, 6.4 per 100 m
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Plan of Forster Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Forster Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Forster Street

Start at the Eyre Square end and walk towards College Road: 3 pubs, 3 hotels, 3 cafés, 2 hostels, 2 companies and 2 restaurants and more share the 409 m. 3 of the 26 places on the street have opening hours on record, and all of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 2 stops.

What is on Forster Street

3 pubs, 3 hotels, 3 cafés, 2 hostels and 2 companies and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 6

  1. Classico
    Restaurants
  4. Scón
    Cafés
  5. Vocho
    Restaurants · hours on record
    +353 91 330 520
  6. WYLDE
    Cafés

Pubs · 5

  1. +353 91 376561
  3. +353 91 564 111

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

  1. Turkish Barber
    Hairdressers

Supermarkets · 1

  1. Centra
    Convenience stores · hours on record
    +353 91 565 561

Banks · 1

  1. Euronet
    Cash machines

Hotels · 5

  2. +353 91 569 633
  3. +353 91 564 111
  4. +353 91 564 924
  5. Snoozles
    Hostels
    +353 91 530 064

Castles and heritage · 2

  2. Seán Duggan
    Monuments

Other places · 5

  1. Aran Island Ferries
    Visitor information
  2. Citylink
    Companies
    +353 91 564 164
  3. +353 91 562 905
  5. PwC
    Consulting

Streets it joins

  1. Bóthar Bhreandán Ui Eithirregional road · 3 places
  2. College Roadregional road · 12 places
  3. Eyre Squareregional road · 41 places
  4. Fairgreen Roadminor road · 9 places
  5. Frenchville Laneresidential street · 1 place
  6. Station Roadminor road · 1 place
  7. The Elmsresidential street · 1 place

Questions people ask

Where is Forster Street?
In Galway, County Galway, 222 m east of Eyre Square, joining Bóthar Bhreandán Ui Eithir, College Road and Eyre Square.
How long is Forster Street?
409 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 5 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Forster Street?
26 named places: An Púcán, Aran Island Ferries, Bunk Boutique Hostel, Centra, Citylink and Classico and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Forster Street?
Yes: Eyre Square and Forster Street.
Where can I park near Forster Street?
The nearest car park is Corrib Centre Car Park, 329 m away.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.