The average bus between Cork and Ashford Castle takes 8h 11m and the fastest bus takes 5h 10m. The bus service runs several times per day from Cork to Ashford Castle. 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 3 times a day between Cork and Ashford Castle. The earliest departure is at 8:00 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Cork is at 5:00 PM which arrives into Ashford Castle at 7:55 AM. All services require a transfer at Galway Ceannt and take an average of 8h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Ashford Castle. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at Ashford Castle station via Galway Ceannt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 11m.
Cork to Ashford Castle bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Andersn's Quay station.
Cork to Ashford Castle bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Galway Ceannt station.
The distance between Cork and Ashford Castle is 190.1 km. The road distance is 239 km.
Citylink operates a bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Galway Ceannt every 4 hours. Tickets cost €18–26 and the journey takes 3h 5m. Expressway (Bus Éireann) also services this route every 2 hours.