The average bus between County Cork and Galway takes 4h 17m and the fastest bus takes 3h 26m. There is a bus service every few hours from County Cork to 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 2 hours between County Cork and Galway. The earliest departure is at 7:27 AM in the morning, and the last departure from County Cork is at 7:38 PM which arrives into Galway at 11:05 PM. All services require a transfer at St Patrick's Street and take an average of 4h 17m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from County Cork to Galway. However, there are services departing from County Cork station and arriving at Galway station via Galway Ceannt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 17m.
County Cork to Galway bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Cork Andersn's Quay station.
County Cork to Galway bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Galway Ceannt station.
The distance between County Cork and Galway is 148.6 km. The road distance is 206 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.