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Galway Carnmore driving test centre

Carnmore Commercial Centre, Carnmore, Galway, H91 Y48X · Co. Galway

Pass rate, last 12 months
55.6%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
7weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
3,219
1,791 passed

Key facts

  • 55.6% of car driving tests at Galway Carnmore were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 3.2 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Galway Carnmore number 24 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 7 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 2 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,219 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 29 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Galway Carnmore

5 loops from the centre, 49 km in all, with 4 roundabouts and 51 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Galway Carnmore, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1
    9.8 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 4 right turns and 2 left turns.
    9.8 km · 10 turns · 4 roundabouts
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  2. Route 2 · via Lydacan
    10.6 km loop with 4 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Lydacan.
    10.6 km · 10 turns
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  3. Route 3 · via Lydacan
    7.9 km loop with 5 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Lydacan.
    7.9 km · 11 turns
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  4. Route 4 · via Lydacan
    9.1 km loop with 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Lydacan.
    9.1 km · 12 turns
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  5. Route 5 · via Lydacan
    11.8 km loop with 3 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Lydacan.
    11.8 km · 8 turns
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Pass rate at Galway Carnmore, year by year

Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.

40%50%60%IE 52.4%54.4%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)2,11354.4%52.3%
20252,70556.3%51.8%
20242,39451.9%49.0%
20231,88753.1%50.6%
20221,50452.2%50.2%
20211,19046.4%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Galway Carnmore

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.

022.545IE 11.6 wks7Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 20267
July 202612
June 202611
May 202612
April 202613
March 202615

Getting there

Carnmore Commercial Centre, Carnmore, Galway
Co. Galway H91 Y48X

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

Nearby test centres

  • Galway (Clybaun)
    Co. Galway · 12 km
    56.3%
    +3.9 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Tuam
    Co. Galway · 26 km
    62.2%
    +9.8 vs IE
    12 wks
    to invite
  • Loughrea
    Co. Galway · 27 km
    65.0%
    +12.6 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Ennis
    Co. Clare · 52 km
    55.2%
    +2.8 vs IE
    14 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Galway Carnmore

What is the pass rate at Galway Carnmore driving test centre?
55.6% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,219 car tests (1,791 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Galway Carnmore an easy test centre?
Galway Carnmore has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 24 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Galway Carnmore?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 7 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Galway Carnmore driving test centre?
Carnmore Commercial Centre, Carnmore, Galway, H91 Y48X, Co. Galway.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.