Bus Travel

Bus Éireann and Aircoach operate express buses from Dublin, Dublin Airport, Galway, Shannon Airport, Limerick, Tralee, and Killarney to Cork City. Most operators offer WiFi and toilet facilities. From Shannon Airport it takes two hours 30 minutes, while from Dublin it is three hours and 15 minutes. Gobus offers a nonstop service from Dublin Airport. Citylink buses serve many Irish cities, including Cork City; book online for the best prices. Local buses tend to stop running in the early evening, which rules out many day trips—unless you want to spend most of the day on the bus. As a general rule, the smaller and more remote the town, the less frequent its bus service. Consult with hotel concierges, tourist board staffers, or the bus lines' websites for schedules.

Contacts

Aircoach. 01/844–7118; www.aircoach.ie.

Bus Éireann. 01/836–6111; 021/450–8188; www.buseireann.ie.

Citylink. 091/564–164; www.citylink.ie.

Cork Bus Station Parnell Place. Parnell Pl. and Merchant's Quay, City Center South, Cork City, Co. Cork. 021/450–8188.

Go Bus. Unit 8, Forster Ct., Galway City, 091/564–600; www.gobus.ie.