Buses in Ireland
8 routes and 5 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
We sell 8 Buses routes in Ireland, serving 3 places through 5 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €13.38 and the median route runs 215 km.
Buses in Ireland, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 8Routes we sell
- 3Places served
- 5Operators
- 8Domestic routes
- 0Cross border routes
- 215 kmMedian route
- 219 kmLongest route
- 0Countries
The busiest Buses routes in Ireland
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork to Dublin South bus | €13.38 | 3h 59m | 211 km |
| Dublin South to Cork bus | €13.38 | 4h | 211 km |
| Cork to Dublin bus | €13.93 | 4h 6m | 219 km |
| Dublin to Cork bus | €13.93 | 4h 9m | 219 km |
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland. None of it is ours to sell.
Anything to book in Dublin before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Buses, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 100% | Cork, 211 km |
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Bus destinations
Common questions about Buses in Ireland
What Buses routes are there in Ireland?
We sell 8 Buses routes in Ireland, serving 3 places, run by 5 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Buses tickets in Ireland cost?
The cheapest Buses fare in Ireland is €13.38 for one passenger, across the 8 routes we sell there. The median route runs 215 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of Ireland by Buses?
0 of the Buses routes we sell touching Ireland cross a border and 8 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Buses services in Ireland?
5 operators run Buses services on routes we sell in Ireland: Bus Éireann, Catherine Madigan, Citylink, LUAS, TFI. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Buses route in Ireland?
The longest Buses route we sell touching Ireland runs from Cork to Dublin, 219 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 215 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
Dublin sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Looking for somewhere to stay in Dublin?
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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