The average bus between Cork and Valentia Island takes 15h 53m and the fastest bus takes 6h 15m. The bus runs, on average, 5 times per week from Cork to Valentia 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 week between Cork and Valentia Island. The earliest departure is at 11:30 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Cork is at 8:30 PM which arrives into Valentia Island at 3:05 PM. All services require a transfer at Killarney Bus Stn and take an average of 15h 53m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Valentia Island. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at Valentia Island station via Killarney Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 53m.
Cork to Valentia Island bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), depart from Cork Bus Stn station.
Cork to Valentia Island bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), arrive at Cahersiveen station.
The distance between Cork and Valentia Island is 130.4 km. The road distance is 174 km.
You can take a bus from Cork Bus Stn to Knightstown via Killarney Bus Stn and Cahersiveen in around 5h 47m.
