The average bus between Blarney Castle and Fota Island takes 1h 18m and the fastest bus takes 42 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Blarney Castle to Fota 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 hourly between Blarney Castle and Fota Island. The earliest departure is at 6:54 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Blarney Castle is at 11:41 PM which arrives into Fota Island at 8:14 AM. All services require a transfer at Blarney and take an average of 1h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Blarney Castle to Fota Island. However, there are services departing from Blarney Castle station and arriving at Fota Island station via St Patrick's Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 18m.
Blarney Castle to Fota Island bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Blarney station.
Blarney Castle to Fota Island bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at IDA Carrigtwohill station.
The distance between Blarney Castle and Fota Island is 19 km. The road distance is 25 km.
You can take a vehicle from Blarney Castle to IDA Carrigtwohill via Blarney, St Patrick's Street, and Cork Bus Stn in around 1h 21m.