Athlone Driving Test Routes

Practise real RSA test routes in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

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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
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14.75 km
Route Length
32 min 22 sec
Duration
37
Steps
6
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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.

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


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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