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Loughrea driving test centre

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

Drive the roads around Loughrea before test day

5 routes53 km78 turns8 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Loughrea Bypass9.0 km15 turns2 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Barrack Street11.9 km18 turns2 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Lake Road12.2 km18 turns
  4. Route 4 · via Loughrea Bypass9.1 km12 turns2 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Loughrea Bypass11.1 km15 turns2 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 53 km · 78 marked turns
  • Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Loughrea. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

66%pass rate
13 wksto invite
3,001tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +13.3 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #4 of 57

Key facts

  • 65.6% of car driving tests at Loughrea were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 13.3 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Loughrea number 4 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 13 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 15 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,001 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 32 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Loughrea, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)66.2%IE 52.3%
  2. 202563.7%IE 51.8%
  3. 202464.6%IE 49%
  4. 202365.3%IE 50.6%
  5. 202262.5%IE 50.2%
  6. 202174.6%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%40%80%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Loughrea

01530IE 11.9 wks13Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 13Sep 2026
  • 10Aug 2026
  • 16Jul 2026
  • 16Jun 2026
  • 14May 2026
  • 11Apr 2026

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 September 2026.

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Questions learners ask about Loughrea
What is the pass rate at Loughrea driving test centre?
65.6% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 3,001 car tests (1,970 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Loughrea an easy test centre?
Loughrea has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 4 of 57 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 September 2026 was 13 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 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.

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