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regional road · R863 · $Galway, County Galway

University Road

University Road is the R863, a regional road in Galway, 669 m west of Eyre Square. It runs 595 m from Saint Vincent's Avenue to Newcastle Road, about 7 minutes on foot end to end. It has 8 named places on the map: 2 cafés, bike hire, park and studio and more.

Type
Regional road (R863)
Length
595 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
669 m west
Joins
Fisheries Field, Gaol Road, Lower Newcastle Road, Newcastle Road, Saint Vincent's Avenue, Upper Canal Road
Runs
from Saint Vincent's Avenue to Newcastle Road
Bus stops
NUIG Main Gate; NUIG Main Gate; Galway Cathedral; Galway Cathedral; Cathedral; Unnamed stop; Unnamed stop
Parking
2 car parks on the street: Car Park 1 and Cathedral Car Park
Density
8 named places over 595 m, 1.3 per 100 m
Open on the 3D model
Plan of University Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of University Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along University Road

Start at the Saint Vincent's Avenue end and walk towards Newcastle Road: 2 cafés, a bike hire, a park, a studio, a museum and an university and more share the 595 m. 4 of the 8 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 3 of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 7 stops. There is parking on the street: Car Park 1 and Cathedral Car Park.

What is on University Road

2 cafés, 1 bike hire, 1 parks, 1 studio and 1 museums and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 2

  1. Here for Now
    Cafés · hours on record
  2. Mr Waffle
    Cafés · hours on record
    +353 91 520 747

Supermarkets · 1

  1. Tesco Express
    Convenience stores · hours on record
    +353 818 556266

Parks and views · 1

Castles and heritage · 1

  1. James Mitchell Geology Museum
    Museums · hours on record

Other places · 3

  1. Cathedral
    Bike hire
  2. +353 91 493470
  3. +353 91 524 411

Streets it joins

  1. Fisheries Fieldservice road · 2 places
  2. Gaol Roadminor road · 4 places
  3. Lower Newcastle Roadregional road · 10 places
  4. Newcastle Roadregional road · 23 places
  5. Saint Vincent's Avenueregional road · 2 places
  6. Upper Canal Roadresidential street · 1 place

Questions people ask

Where is University Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 669 m west of Eyre Square, joining Fisheries Field, Gaol Road and Lower Newcastle Road.
How long is University Road?
595 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 7 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on University Road?
8 named places: Cathedral, College Park, Flirt FM 101.3, Here for Now, James Mitchell Geology Museum and Mr Waffle and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on University Road?
Yes: NUIG Main Gate, NUIG Main Gate, Galway Cathedral, Galway Cathedral, Cathedral, Unnamed stop and Unnamed stop.
Where can I park near University Road?
On the street: Car Park 1 and Cathedral Car Park.

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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.