The adventurous "Oz Bus" was given a Galway goodbye last Friday as it was launched from Eyre Square, in its ambitious voyage to Sydney, Australia. The bus will travel across 22 countries and 3 continents over the space of 13 weeks. Ozbus, the world’s first overland "bus" service, are an adventure based travel company unlike any other. They operate on the principle that how you get to your destination is as important as the destination itself. Due to an overwhelming response from Irish travelers, Ozbus choose Galway as their departure point. The travel company was set up two years ago and it was initially proposed that the bus would depart from London only, but because it was inundated with Irish bookings Ozbus decided to add services departing from the West of Ireland and chose Galway as an ideal departure point.
At 11:00 am on Friday Ozbus departed from Eyre Square direct to Sydney via Dublin and 22 other countries. Before heading to London the bus stopped at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
The Ozbus passengers that are making the long journey from Galway to Sydney are made up of mainly Irish people in their late-twenties who are looking for an unusual adventure to coincide with a career break. The group is also joined by an American who made a special effort to travel to Galway for the unique event.