The average bus between County Cork and Athlone takes 5h 3m and the fastest bus takes 4h 52m. The bus service runs several times per day from County Cork to Athlone. 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 County Cork and Athlone. The earliest departure is at 8:40 AM in the morning, and the last departure from County Cork is at 2:57 PM which arrives into Athlone at 8:07 PM. All services require a transfer at St Patrick's Street and take an average of 5h 3m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from County Cork to Athlone. However, there are services departing from County Cork station and arriving at Athlone station via Limerick Colbert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 3m.
County Cork to Athlone bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Cork Bus Stn station.
County Cork to Athlone bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Athlone Stn station.
The distance between County Cork and Athlone is 167.7 km. The road distance is 234 km.
You can take a bus from Blarney East to Athlone Stn via St Patrick's Street, Cork Bus Stn, and Limerick Colbert in around 6h 31m.
