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Upper Salthill Road

Upper Salthill Road is the R864, a regional road in Galway, 3.0 km south-west of Eyre Square. It runs 3.4 km from Kingston Road to Lower Salthill Road, about 43 minutes on foot end to end. It has 70 named places on the map: 8 pubs, 8 cafés, 7 restaurants and 4 convenience stores and more.

Type
Regional road (R864)
Length
3.4 km of mapped road
From Eyre Square
3.0 km south-west
Joins
Ardoon, Atlantic Terrace, Baily Point, Barna Road, Beach Avenue, Cashel Mara, D'Arcy Roundabout, Dalysfort Road, Dún Na Carraige, Gentian Hill, Gentian Hill House, Grattan Road, Kingston Road, Knocknacarra Road, Lenaboy Avenue, Lenaboy Gardens, Lenaboy Park, Lower Salthill Road, Mary Grove Court, Monksfield, Pollnarooma West, Rockbarton Road, Rockbarton West, Threadneedle Road
Runs
from Kingston Road to Lower Salthill Road
Bus stops
Lenaboy Gardens; Waterfront; Salthill Park; Salthill Road Lower; Unnamed stop; Salthill Church; Ladies Beach; Diving Board; Diving Board; Knocknacarra
Nearest parking
National Aquarium Car Park on Seapoint Promenade, 864 m away
Density
70 named places over 3.4 km, 2 per 100 m
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Plan of Upper Salthill Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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

A walk along Upper Salthill Road

Start at the Kingston Road end and walk towards Lower Salthill Road: 8 pubs, 8 cafés, 7 restaurants, 4 convenience stores, 4 pharmacies and 4 takeaways and more share the 3.4 km. 17 of the 70 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 9 of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 10 stops.

What is on Upper Salthill Road

8 pubs, 8 cafés, 7 restaurants, 4 convenience stores and 4 pharmacies and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 19

  2. Black Cat
    Restaurants
  4. Coco Café
    Cafés · hours on record
    +353 91 568 705
  5. Da Roberta’s
    Restaurants · hours on record
  6. +353 91 861 667
  7. Kali Coffee Bar
    Cafés · hours on record
  8. La Collina
    Restaurants
    +353 91 450716
  9. LANA
    Restaurants
    +353 91 522 933
  11. Osaka
    Restaurants
  12. Pizza Max
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 454 100
  13. Ré
    Cafés · hours on record
  15. SAMYO
    Restaurants
  16. Subway
    Takeaways
  17. Supermac's
    Takeaways
  19. The Galleon
    Restaurants · hours on record

Pubs · 8

  1. Beacon
    Pubs
  4. +35391561757
  5. +35391522610
  6. +353 91 448 390

Shops · 6

  1. Blackrock Cottage Pantry
    Delis · hours on record
  2. Fancy Fare
    Newsagents
  3. Quinn's Bon-Bon
    Variety stores · hours on record
  5. +353899893000

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

Supermarkets · 4

  1. Centra
    Convenience stores · hours on record
  2. Spar
    Convenience stores
  3. Tesco Express
    Convenience stores
  4. XL
    Convenience stores · hours on record
    +353 91 522 226

Pharmacies · 4

  1. Life Pharmacy
    Pharmacies
  2. Mullin's Care Plus
    Pharmacies · hours on record
    +353 91 526 600
  3. Pure Pharmacy
    Pharmacies

Doctors · 3

  1. +353 91 586748
  2. Maretimo Medical
    Doctors · hours on record

Banks · 5

  1. AIB
    Banks
  2. Bank of Ireland
    Cash machines
  3. Bank of Ireland
    Cash machines
  4. Euronet
    Cash machines
  5. Salthill Post Office
    Post office · hours on record

Petrol · 2

  1. E. O’Farrell Auto Repair & Servicing
    Garages · hours on record
    +353 91 522 226
  2. Inver
    Petrol stations · hours on record
    +353 91 522 226

Gyms and sport · 2

Hotels · 4

  2. +353 91 522 518
  3. +353 86 874 7422
  4. The Nest
    Hostels
    +353 91 450 944

Churches · 1

Other places · 11

  1. +353 91 589 696
  2. BoyleSports
    Bookmaker
  6. JWT Cruises
    Travel agency
  8. Paddy Power
    Bookmaker
  9. Seapoint Leisure
    Amusement arcade
    +353 91 521 716
  10. The eCig Store
    E-cigarette

Streets it joins

  1. Ardoonresidential street
  2. Atlantic Terraceresidential street
  3. Baily Pointresidential street
  4. Barna Roadresidential street · 5 places
  5. Beach Avenueresidential street
  6. Cashel Mararesidential street · 5 places
  7. D'Arcy Roundaboutregional road
  8. Dalysfort Roadlink road · 5 places
  9. Dún Na Carraigeresidential street · 1 place
  10. Gentian Hillresidential street · 1 place
  11. Gentian Hill Houseresidential street · 1 place
  12. Grattan Roadminor road · 3 places
  13. Kingston Roadregional road · 10 places
  14. Knocknacarra Roadresidential street
  15. Lenaboy Avenueresidential street
  16. Lenaboy Gardensresidential street · 2 places
  17. Lenaboy Parkresidential street
  18. Lower Salthill Roadregional road · 20 places
  19. Mary Grove Courtresidential street
  20. Monksfieldresidential street
  21. Pollnarooma Westresidential street
  22. Rockbarton Roadlink road · 2 places
  23. Rockbarton Westresidential street
  24. Threadneedle Roadregional road · 6 places

Questions people ask

Where is Upper Salthill Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 3.0 km south-west of Eyre Square, joining Ardoon, Atlantic Terrace and Baily Point.
How long is Upper Salthill Road?
3.4 km, measured along the mapped centre line; about 43 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Upper Salthill Road?
70 named places: AIB, Andrea Concannon, Baily Point Physiotherapy, Bank of Ireland, Bank of Ireland and Bayview Holiday Park and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Upper Salthill Road?
Yes: Lenaboy Gardens, Waterfront, Salthill Park, Salthill Road Lower, Unnamed stop, Salthill Church, Ladies Beach, Diving Board, Diving Board and Knocknacarra.
Where can I park near Upper Salthill Road?
The nearest car park is National Aquarium Car Park on Seapoint Promenade, 864 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.