The average bus between Connemara National Park and Achill Island takes 4h 15m and the fastest bus takes 1h 52m. The bus service runs several times per day from Connemara National Park 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 5 times a day between Connemara National Park and Achill Island. The earliest departure is at 7:19 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Connemara National Park is at 6:42 PM which arrives into Achill Island at 6:16 AM. All services require a transfer at Kylemore Aby and take an average of 4h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Connemara National Park to Achill Island. However, there are services departing from Connemara National Park station and arriving at Achill Island station via Westport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 15m.
Connemara National Park to Achill Island bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Kylemore Aby station.
Connemara National Park to Achill Island bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Droichead Acla station.
The distance between Connemara National Park and Achill Island is 48.5 km. The road distance is 89 km.
You can take a vehicle from Kylemore Aby to Droichead Acla via Kylemore Aby and Westport in around 2h 44m.