ˈæksɛs tə mˈeɪnuːθ ɪz baɪ ˈiːðɚ ðə fˈʊtbɹɪdʒ tə ðə wˈɛst, wˌɪtʃ lˈiːdz tə ðə mˈeɪn stɹˈiːt ʌv mˈeɪnuːθ; wˈɛst ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kənˈæl wˈɔːk tə ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl ˈɛɹiəz ʌvðə tˈaʊn, ɔːɹ vˈaɪə ðə ɹˈoʊd bɹˈɪdʒᵻz tə ðɪ ˈiːst, wˌɪtʃ lˈiːd nˈɔːɹθ tə ðɪ ˈoʊldɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv mˈeɪnuːθ, ɔːɹ sˈaʊθ tə ðə nˈuːɚɹ ˈɛɹiəz.
Access to Maynooth is by either the footbridge to the west, which leads to the Main Street of Maynooth; west along the canal walk to residential areas of the town, or via the road bridges to the east, which lead north to the older part of Maynooth, or south to the newer areas.