The average bus between Maynooth and Achill Island takes 7h 32m and the fastest bus takes 5h 44m. The bus service runs several times per day from Maynooth to Achill 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 4 times a day between Maynooth and Achill Island. The earliest departure is at 12:00 AM at night, and the last departure from Maynooth is at 4:43 PM which arrives into Achill Island at 10:27 PM. All services require a transfer at Swinford and take an average of 7h 32m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Maynooth to Achill Island. However, there are services departing from Maynooth station and arriving at Achill Island station via Swinford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 32m.
Maynooth to Achill Island bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), depart from Maynooth Station.
Maynooth to Achill Island bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), arrive at Droichead Acla station.
The distance between Maynooth and Achill Island is 232.9 km. The road distance is 266 km.
You can take a bus from Maynooth Station to Droichead Acla via Swinford and Castlebar in around 6h 9m.