The average bus between Athlone and Achill Island takes 5h 3m and the fastest bus takes 3h 57m. The bus service runs several times per day from Athlone to Achill Island. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 4 times a day between Athlone and Achill Island. The earliest departure is at 6:20 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Athlone is at 5:45 PM which arrives into Achill Island at 10:27 PM. All services require a transfer at Claremorris and take an average of 5h 3m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Athlone to Achill Island. However, there are services departing from Athlone station and arriving at Achill Island station via Claremorris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 3m.
Athlone to Achill Island bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Athlone Stn station.
Athlone to Achill Island bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Droichead Acla station.
The distance between Athlone and Achill Island is 147.9 km. The road distance is 175 km.
You can take a bus from Athlone Stn to Droichead Acla via Claremorris and Castlebar in around 4h 47m.