The average bus between Ballaghaderreen and Achill Island takes 5h 7m and the fastest bus takes 3h 26m. The bus service runs several times per day from Ballaghaderreen 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 Ballaghaderreen and Achill Island. The earliest departure is at 1:55 AM at night, and the last departure from Ballaghaderreen is at 7:01 PM which arrives into Achill Island at 10:27 PM. All services require a transfer at Swinford and take an average of 5h 7m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Ballaghaderreen to Achill Island. However, there are services departing from Ballaghaderreen station and arriving at Achill Island station via Swinford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
Ballaghaderreen to Achill Island bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), depart from Ballaghaderreen station.
Ballaghaderreen to Achill Island bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), arrive at Droichead Acla station.
The distance between Ballaghaderreen and Achill Island is 92.6 km. The road distance is 107 km.
You can take a bus from Ballaghaderreen to Droichead Acla via Swinford and Castlebar in around 3h 49m.