The average bus between Cork and Oughterard takes 5h 21m and the fastest bus takes 4h 10m. The bus service runs several times per day from Cork to Oughterard. 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 3 hours between Cork and Oughterard. 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 Oughterard at 6:55 AM. All services require a transfer at Galway Ceannt and take an average of 5h 21m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Oughterard. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at Oughterard station via Galway Ceannt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 21m.
Cork to Oughterard bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Andersn's Quay station.
Cork to Oughterard bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Galway Ceannt station.
The distance between Cork and Oughterard is 179.6 km. The road distance is 228 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.