Athlone

Athlone is a town in County Westmeath, almost dead-centre of Ireland and bisected by the River Shannon. The promenade on the River Shannon is popular among anglers, birdwatchers and swimmers. Wikivoyage

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland
Daylight 7 h 32 in Dec, dark by 16:12 · 16 h 59 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 03 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 50 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 58 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 52 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 59 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 32 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 51 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 45 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 39 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 39 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 32 of daylight

Getting there

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Where you can go from Athlone

  • Under 1 h
  • 1–2 h
  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Athlone's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

Under an hour· 1

1 to 2 hours· 1

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Drama Festival

    May

    Drama Festival is in early May

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Athlone); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 29 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.