This lively county town is built on the Garavogue and is one of the most important in the north-west of Ireland. It is a hive of activity. For the sport-minded there is fishing in many of the lakes and rivers in the area, golf, boats for hire and summer walking tours in the town. 'Culture vultures' may wish to visit the theater or the historical monuments in this beautiful town.
Map of Sligo Town
Getting To and Around Sligo Town
For information on getting to and around Co. Sligo, see our Co. Sligo Transport Guide.
Public Transport to and around Sligo Town
S1 Cartron - Cairns Road Sligo Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
S1 Cairns Road Sligo - Cartron Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
S2 Rosses Point (RC Church) - Strandhill Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
S2 Strandhill - Rosses Point (R.C. Church) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
Sligo/Longford Service Rail service operated by Irish Rail
23 Busáras - Sligo It Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
64 Derry (Magee Campus Strand Road) - Galway Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
64 Galway Bus Station - Derry (Magee Campus Strand Road) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
449 IT Sligo, stop 524871 Bus route operated by Westlink Coaches
449 Bus route operated by Westlink Coaches
458 Ulsterbus Depot Enniskillen - Ballina Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
458 Ballina Bus Station - Ulsterbus Depot Enniskillen Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
460 Castlerea Depot Railway Station - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
460 Sligo Bus Station - Castlerea Depot Railway Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
462 Carrigallen - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
462 Sligo Bus Station - Carrigallen (Tourist Office Main St) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
469 Sligo Bus Station - Outside Train Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
469 Outside Train Station - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
470 Glenfarne - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
470 Sligo Bus Station - Manorhamilton (Sligo Rd) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
471 Castlebaldwin Supermacs - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
471 Sligo Bus Station - Ballymote Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
474 Maugherow - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
474 Sligo Bus Station - Maugherow Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
475 Coolaney (Opp Radharc Na hAbhann) - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
475 Sligo It - Ballymote Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
479 Aclare (Gallaghers High Road) - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
479 Sligo Bus Station - Aclare (Gallaghers High Road) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
480 Sligo Bus Station - Foyle Street Bus Station Derry Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
480 Foyle Street Bus Station Derry - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
483 Ballyshannon (Bus Station) - Sligo Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
483 Sligo Bus Station - Bus Station Ballyshannon Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
572 IT Sligo, stop 524881 Bus route operated by Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
572 Keadue, stop 559211 Bus route operated by Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
922 Bus route operated by Joe Doherty Bus Hire
964 Ballybane Road Bus route operated by Bus Feda Teoranta
964 Bus route operated by Bus Feda Teoranta
977 Ballaghadereen Bus route operated by Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
977 Bus route operated by Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
982 Sligo Station, stop 555084 Bus route operated by Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
982 Bus route operated by Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
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Browse Places to Stay
Things to Do in Sligo Town
- Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery 4 km from Sligo Town
- Model Arts and Niland Gallery The Mall
- Queen Maeve's Cairn Knocknarea
- Saint Johns Cathedral Sligo John Street
- Sligo Abbey Abbey Street
- Sligo Art Gallery Hyde Bridge
- Sligo County Museum and Library Stephen Street
- The Hawk's Well Theatre Temple Street, Sligo
- West Coast Kayaking Sligo Town
Browse Places to Eat and Drink
Events in Sligo Town
- Cairde Sligo Arts Festival Sligo Town
- Tread Softly Sligo County