Test Centres in Galway

Galway has 5 RSA test centres — enough to give you flexibility on location and waiting time. Average county pass rate: 60.1%.

Centres in Galway
5
Region: Connacht
Average Pass Rate
60.1%
Across all centres
Best Centre
Loughrea
65.3% pass rate
vs National
+7.8 pp
National avg: 52.3%

All driving test centres in Galway

Galway has 5 RSA test centres — enough to give you flexibility on location and waiting time. Listed below in order of pass rate, highest first. Click any centre for detailed information including address, map, pass rate history, common routes, and tips for passing.

Loughrea

65.3%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Above average difficulty test centre.

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Clifden

64.2%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Above average difficulty test centre.

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Westside (Galway)

58.7%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Average difficulty test centre.

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Tuam

58.4%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Average difficulty test centre.

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Carnmore (Galway)

53.9%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Average difficulty test centre.

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Clifden

64.2%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Above average difficulty test centre.

Pass rate Wait time

Westside (Galway)

58.7%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Average difficulty test centre.

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Tuam

58.4%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Average difficulty test centre.

Pass rate Wait time

Carnmore (Galway)

53.9%

Located in Galway, Connacht. Average difficulty test centre.

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The best and hardest centres in Galway

Among the 5 centres in Galway, there's a meaningful spread in pass rates. Loughrea has the highest pass rate at 65.3%, while Carnmore (Galway) has the lowest at 53.9% — a difference of 11.4 percentage points.

If you're flexible on location within Galway, you can meaningfully improve your odds by choosing carefully. See each centre's page for details on routes, preparation, and current waiting times.

How Galway compares to other counties

With an average pass rate of 60.1%, Galway outperforms the national average of 52.3% by 7.8 percentage points. Galway sits in the Connacht province, which includes centres across 10 test centres in total.

For a full breakdown of pass rates by county, see our national pass rates comparison. For current waiting times, see the waiting times dashboard.

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