Athlone Driving Test Routes

A sample test route starting from Athlone RSA Test Centre at McCormacks Shopping Centre. It will take around 32 min 22 sec to drive the 37 steps of this 14.75 km practice route.

Athlone driving test route map — Sample route only - check before driving - accurate routes on the app.

14.75 km

Route Length

32 min 22 sec

Duration

37

Steps

6

Routes in App

Route Directions

Step	Instruction	Duration	Distance
1	Head west on Castlemaine St/R446 toward Ardrí Go through 1 roundabout	49 sec	331 m
2	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Irishtown/R446 Continue to follow R446	1 min 22 sec	355 m
3	R446 turns right and becomes Gleeson St/R915	23 sec	65 m
4	Turn left onto Mardyke St	37 sec	113 m
5	Mardyke St turns slightly right and becomes Dublin Gate St/R446	44 sec	125 m
6	Head west on Dublin Gate St/R446 toward Church St Continue to follow R446	1 min 28 sec	327 m
7	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Custume Pl/R446 Continue to follow R446	1 min 28 sec	845 m
8	Turn left onto Magazine Rd	1 min 15 sec	468 m
9	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Connaught St	50 sec	260 m
10	Connaught St turns left and becomes Pearse St	23 sec	124 m
11	Continue onto Barrack St	30 sec	153 m
12	At the roundabout, continue straight onto Custume Pl/R446	34 sec	194 m
13	Turn left onto Northgate St	33 sec	182 m
14	Turn left onto Abbey Rd	2 min 14 sec	974 m
15	Continue onto Arcadia	1 sec	10 m
16	Head northeast on Arcadia toward Woodland Grove	36 sec	326 m
17	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto L4023	55 sec	372 m
18	Turn left onto Coosan Rd	58 sec	715 m
19	Turn right onto Clonbrusk	1 min 28 sec	705 m
20	Turn right onto Coosan Point Rd	56 sec	413 m
21	Turn right onto Coosan Rd	36 sec	390 m
22	Turn left onto L4023	51 sec	370 m
23	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Arcadia Go through 1 roundabout	42 sec	363 m
24	Head east on Arcadia toward Sli An Aifrinn	1 min 4 sec	519 m
25	At the roundabout, continue straight	15 sec	101 m
26	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ballymahon Rd/R915 Continue to follow R915	1 min 54 sec	887 m
27	Turn left onto Grace Park Rd	1 min 33 sec	559 m
28	Turn left onto Lower Rd	32 sec	261 m
29	Continue onto Retreat Rd	1 min 8 sec	640 m
30	Continue onto Retreat Heights	2 sec	15 m
31	Head east on Retreat Heights toward Auburn Heights	20 sec	176 m
32	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cartrontroy	1 min 16 sec	803 m
33	Continue onto R916	38 sec	364 m
34	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on R916	41 sec	426 m
35	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto R446 Go through 1 roundabout	39 sec	316 m
36	R446 turns slightly left and becomes R446	1 min 20 sec	952 m
37	Head west on R446 toward Moorview	47 sec	547 m

For practice only - not official

The route on this page is designed for practice purposes and does not represent an actual driving test route in Athlone. Always make sure the roads and manoeuvres listed are safe and legal to drive before setting off.

The latest, accurate Athlone routes are available on the app.

Athlone RSA Driving Test Centre

Address: McCormacks Shopping Centre, Dublin Rd, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 Y0X8

Tel: +353 96 25000

Website: RSA Westmeath

Book a Test: MyRoadSafety

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Pass Rate

The Athlone RSA Test Centre pass rate is 55.9% (2023 – latest figures), the same as 2022 and down from 62.2% in 2021.

Wait Time

The average waiting time for Athlone is 7.4 weeks, making the earliest estimated available slot around 22 January 2026.

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