Roads:Tullamore is six miles south of the main Dublin-Galway route which is being developed to motorway standard by the National Roads Authority.
A link road from Tullamore to Kilbeggan is being built which will connect the town to the M6.
Two main roads (the N80 and the N52) pass through the town causing significant congestion.
Work is expected to start by the end of this year on a major bypass which will take traffic on both routes out of the town centre. Principal distances: Dublin 60 miles; Limerick 70; Galway 80 miles and closer to home Athlone (23); and Portlaoise (21).
Trains:Tullamore is well-served for rail travel. There are frequent trains on the main Dublin/Galway line.
First weekday departure to Dublin departs Tullamore at 5.31am and arrives in Heuston at 7.07am.
Last train in the evening departs Dublin Heuston at 19.05 and arrives in Tullamore at 20.20.
Tullamore is also served by the Dublin to Westport/Ballina line with three trains each weekday in both directions. See www.iarnrodeireann.ie.
Buses:Bus Eireann Expressway services on the Dublin-Tullamore- Birr-Portumna line and the Waterford- Tullamore-Athlone-Longford line (see www.buseireann.ie)
Airport:Dublin Airport is 67 miles. Shannon Airport is 86 miles.
