The average bus between Cork and County Galway takes 4h 53m and the fastest bus takes 3h 20m. The bus service runs several times per day from Cork to County Galway. 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 every 4 hours between Cork and County Galway. The earliest departure is at 8:00 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Cork is at 8:15 PM which arrives into County Galway at 11:00 AM. All services require a transfer at Galway Ceannt and take an average of 4h 53m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to County Galway. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at County Galway station via Galway Ceannt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 53m.
Cork to County Galway bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Andersn's Quay station.
Cork to County Galway bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Galway Ceannt station.
The distance between Cork and County Galway is 163.6 km. The road distance is 203 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.