Location of Ballina
Ireland
Ballina is a town located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland.
Ballina is to the North of Mayo on the river Moy.
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on the small map of County Mayo to get an idea of the location of
Ballina within County Mayo
Useful Directions
- To Sligo - approx 37miles (60km) N59 and N4.
- To Enniscrone - approx 9miles (14km) N59 and R297.
- To Castlebar - approx 24miles (39km) N26 via Foxford then N5.
- To Knock Airport - approx 30miles (49km) N26 via Foxford to Swinford, then N5 to Charlestown, N17 and R376.
- To Belmullet - approx 39miles (63km) N59 via Crossmolina to Bangor Erris and R313.
Ballina is well served by express bus and mainline rail. If you're travelling by road, the routes and mileages from the main centres are:
Dublin - Ballina - 153 miles (246 km)
N4 via Mullingar and Longford
N5 via Strokestown - Frenchpark - Ballaghaderreen - Swinford
Follow the signs from Swinford to Foxford and Ballina
Shannon - Ballina - 120 miles (193 km)
N18 via Ennis - Gort - Oranmore
Link road from Oranmore to Claregalway
N17 via Tuam - Claremorris
Follow the signs to Foxford and Ballina
Belfast - Ballina - 165 miles (266 km)
M1/A4 via Dungannon - Enniskillen - Belcoo
N16 via Blacklion - Sligo. N17 via Ballisodare. N59 to Ballina
Rosslare - Ballina - 220 miles (352 km)
N25 to Wexford. N11 to Enniscorthy
N80 via Carlow - Portlaoise - Tullamore - Moate
N6 to Athlone. N61 to Roscommon
N60 to Ballyhaunis. Follow the signs from Ballyhaunis to Knock
N17 to Charlestown. Follow the signs from Charlestown to Swinford -
Foxford and Ballina
Cork - Ballina - 193 miles (311 km)
N20 via Mallow - Rath Luirc (Charleville) - Croom - Limerick
N18 to Ennis. Route from Ennis as Shannon - Ballina route
Access by Car Ferry
Britain
Britain is served from Ireland through the following ports:
- Holyhead from Dublin
- Holyhead from Dun Laoghaire
- Pembroke from Rosslare
- Fishguard from Rosslare
- Swansea from Cork
- Cairnryan from Larne
- Stranraer from Larne
- Stranraer from Belfast
- Liverpool from Belfast
Continental Europe
Continental Europe is served through the following French ports:
- Le Harve from Rosslare and Cork
- Cherbourg from Rosslare and Cork
- Roscoff from Cork
- St. Malo from Cork
Ireland is also served from Continental Europe by landbridge through Britain.
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man is served from Belfast and Dublin
Access by Air
Britain
Dublin, Shannon, Cork, and Belfast are served by scheduled air
services from London.
Dublin, Cork, Knock, Waterford, and Carrickfinn (Co. Donegal) are
served by a selection of routes from:
- Birmingham
- Blackpool
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Coventry
- East Midlands
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Humberside
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Leeds/Bradford
- Manchester
- Newcastle
- Newquay (Cornwall) - including Gloucestershire (Staverton)
Continental Europe
Continental Europe is served by flights to Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Belfast
U.S.A.
The U.S.A. is served by flights to Dublin, Shannon and Belfast
Internal Air Services
Internal Air Services connect Dublin with Shannon, Cork, Galway, Knock (Co Mayo), Sligo and Kerry
