The average bus between Slane Castle and Hill of Tara takes 52 min and the fastest bus takes 29 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Slane Castle to Hill of Tara. 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 hourly between Slane Castle and Hill of Tara. The earliest departure is at 5:54 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Slane Castle is at 11:53 PM which arrives into Hill of Tara at 1:17 AM. All services require a transfer at Slane and take an average of 52 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Slane Castle to Hill of Tara. However, there are services departing from Slane Castle station and arriving at Hill of Tara station via Navan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 52 min.
Slane Castle to Hill of Tara bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Slane station.
Slane Castle to Hill of Tara bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Tara station.
The distance between Slane Castle and Hill of Tara is 14.8 km. The road distance is 23 km.
You can take a vehicle from Slane Castle to Tara via Slane and Navan in around 1h 4m.