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Loughrea driving test centre

Clonfert House, Bride Street, Loughrea, H62 ET93 · Co. Galway

Pass rate, last 12 months
65.0%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
10weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
3,004
1,952 passed

Key facts

  • 65.0% of car driving tests at Loughrea were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 12.6 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Loughrea number 4 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 10 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 21 for the shortest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,004 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 32 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Loughrea

5 loops from the centre, 53 km in all, with 8 roundabouts and 78 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Loughrea, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Loughrea Bypass
    9.0 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Bride Street.
    9.0 km · 15 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Barrack Street
    11.9 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Station Road.
    11.9 km · 18 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Lake Road
    12.2 km loop with 8 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Grange.
    12.2 km · 18 turns
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Loughrea Bypass
    9.1 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Barrack Street.
    9.1 km · 12 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Loughrea Bypass
    11.1 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Lake Road.
    11.1 km · 15 turns · 2 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Loughrea, 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.

50%65%80%IE 52.4%66%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,89566.0%52.3%
20252,92063.7%51.8%
20242,58664.6%49.0%
20232,29765.3%50.6%
20221,05462.5%50.2%
20211,33874.6%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Loughrea

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.

01530IE 11.6 wks10Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202610
July 202616
June 202616
May 202614
April 202611
March 202610

Getting there

Clonfert House, Bride Street, Loughrea
Co. Galway H62 ET93

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

Nearby test centres

  • Galway (Carnmore)
    Co. Galway · 27 km
    55.6%
    +3.2 vs IE
    7 wks
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  • Galway (Clybaun)
    Co. Galway · 37 km
    56.3%
    +3.9 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Tuam
    Co. Galway · 42 km
    62.2%
    +9.8 vs IE
    12 wks
    to invite
  • Nenagh
    Co. Tipperary · 44 km
    55.1%
    +2.7 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Birr
    Co. Offaly · 45 km
    50.4%
    -2.0 vs IE
    9 wks
    to invite
  • Athlone
    Co. Westmeath · 49 km
    46.3%
    -6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Loughrea

What is the pass rate at Loughrea driving test centre?
65.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 3,004 car tests (1,952 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Loughrea an easy test centre?
Loughrea has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 4 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 Loughrea?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 10 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 Loughrea driving test centre?
Clonfert House, Bride Street, Loughrea, H62 ET93, 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.