The average bus between Cork and County Louth takes 4h 56m and the fastest bus takes 4h 15m. There is a bus service every few hours from Cork to County Louth. 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 2 hours between Cork and County Louth. The earliest departure is at 3:30 AM at night, and the last departure from Cork is at 6:30 PM which arrives into County Louth at 1:22 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 4h 56m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to County Louth. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at County Louth station via Airport Zone 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 56m.
Cork to County Louth bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to County Louth bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Ardee N33 station.
The distance between Cork and County Louth is 252.6 km. The road distance is 322 km.
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Ardee N33 via Airport Zone 12 in around 5h 1m.