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Bus Éireann wishes to advise our customers of alterations to both Bus Éireann and Expressway services over the Christmas and New Year period.

Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 24 December 2024

Both Bus Éireann and Expressway services will operate to a Tuesday schedule.

Bus Éireann’s City, Town, Commuter and Rural services last departures are at 9pm approximately. Service starting up to and including 9pm will complete their full trip.

Last Expressway departures on each service are as below:

• Route 2, 17:00 from Wexford & 21:00 from Dublin Airport
• Route 4, 14:45 from Waterford & 19:15 from Dublin Airport
• Route 13, 19:35 from Limerick to Tralee, (21.40 connection cancelled) 18:00 from Tralee to Limerick
• Route 14, 17:35 from Limerick to Killarney, 18:00 from Killarney to Limerick (change over required in Abbeyfeale)
• Route 22, 18:00 from Dublin Airport & 17:15 from Ballina
• Route 23, 17:30 from Dublin & 18:15 from Sligo
• Route 30/X30, 21:30 from Dublin & 19:00 from Donegal (Change Service in Cavan)
• Route 32, 18:45 from Dublin & 17:45 from Letterkenny
• Route 40: 
  • Eastbound: 17:50 from Tralee, 19:40 from Cork & 19:30 from Waterford 
  • Westbound: 19:00 from Rosslare, 19:30 from Waterford & 19:00 from Cork
• Route 51, Normal Weekday Schedule
• Route 52, Normal Weekday Schedule
• Route 55, Normal Weekday Schedule
• Route 64, Normal Weekday Schedule
• Route 100X, 19:30 from Dundalk & 21:44 from Dublin

Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Services will not operate

St. Stephen’s Day, Thursday, 26 December 2024

Both Bus Éireann and Expressway services will operate to a Sunday schedule.

All Cork City will operate a full Sunday service except for Route 220. Services on route 220 will commence after 07:00 and operate as normal thereafter.

The majority of Bus Éireann services will commence at 09.00 with following exceptions:

• Route 100, 08:15 from Dundalk to Drogheda
• Route 101, 07:00 from Drogheda to Dublin
• Route 105, 08:30 from Drogheda to Blanchardstown
• Route 109, 07:09 from Kells to Dublin, 08:45 from Dublin
• Route 109A, 07:39 from Kells to Dublin Airport
• Route 109X, 06:15 from Dublin to Cavan, 06:54 Cavan to Dublin
• Route 111, 08:15 from Dublin to Athboy, 08:45 Athboy to Dublin
• Route 115, 08:40 from Mullingar to Dublin
• Route 133, 07:00 from Wicklow to Dublin
• Route 167, 09.45 Mullingar to Dundalk,  10:15 Dundalk to Mullingar
• Route 170, 06:30 from Cavan to Dundalk, 06:45 Dundalk to Cavan
• Route 175, 07:45 from Monaghan to Cavan,
• Route 175A, 08:55 from Cavan to Monaghan
• Route 182, 08:00 from Monaghan to Drogheda
• Route 187, 08:45 from Kells to Virgina
• Route 190, 05:20 from Athlone, 05:30 from Drogheda
• Route 220, 07:00 from Primary Care Centre to Grange Road
• Route 220, 07:00 from Grange Road to Fort Camden
• Route 220, 07:09 from Cork City Centre to Primary Care Centre
• Route 220, 07:20 from Fort Camden to Grange Road
• Route 245x, 08:00 from Dublin to Cork, 08:00 Cork to Dublin
• Route 245, 08:45 from Clonmel to Cork
• Route 257, 07:51 from Millstreet to Killarney
• Route 257, 08:50 from Killarney to Macroom
• Route 261, 07:50 from Cork, 08:25 from Ballinacurra
• Route 270, 06:00 from Skibbereen to Killarney
• Route 270, 07:45 from Killarney to Kenmare
• Route 270, 08:00 from Bantry to Skibbereen
• Route 279, 07:30 from Tralee to Killarney
• Route 304, 06:30 from Raheen to UL, 07:40 UL to Raheen
• Route 304, 07:02 from University of Limerick to Plassey Park
• Route 314, 07:45  from Limerick to Ballybunion, 07:45 Ballybunion to Limerick
• Route 323, 08:57 from Nenagh to Limerick
• Route 328, 06:30 from Mitchelstown to Limerick, 06:45 Limerick to Mitchelstown
• Route 329, 06:50 from Kilfinane to Limerick
• Route 330, 06:00 from Ennis to Shannon Airport, 06:55 Shannon Airport to Ennis
• Route 332, 06:30 from Limerick to Cashel, 06:30 Cashel to Limerick
• Route 343, 06:00 from Limerick to Shannon Airport, 07:10 Shannon Airport to Limerick
• Route 336, 08:15 from Doonbeg to Ennis
• Route 345, 07:00 from Scariff to Limerick, 08:20 Limerick to Scariff
• Route 350, 07:45 from Lisdoonvarna to Ennis
• Route 350, 08:00 from Galway to Ennis
• Route 350, 08:00 from Galway to Lisdoonvarna
• Route 350, 08:35 from Doolin to Galway
• Route 355, 07:42 from Clonmel to Waterford
• Route 362, 08:30 from Dungarvan to Waterford
• Route 420, 08:00 from Ballina to Castlebar
• Route 421, 08:25 from Ballina to Swinford
• Route 440, 08:45 from Athlone to Claremorris
• Route 446, 07:30 from Blacksod to Ballina
• Route 450, 07:40 from Westport to Dooagh
• Route 456, 06:00 from Castlebar to Galway
• Route 458, 07:15 from Ballina to Enniskillen
• Route 458, 07:30 from Sligo to Enniskillen
• Route 458, 07:35 from Sligo to Ballina
• Route 466, 07:00 from Cavan to Athlone, 07:45 Athlone to Cavan
• Route CW1, 08:20 from Tyndall College to MSD, 08:20 from MSD
• Route CW2, 08:20 from Wexford Business Park to Barrow Valley, 08:20 from Barrow Valley

First Expressway departures on each service are as below.

• Route 2, 08:00 from Wexford & 12:00 from Dublin Airport
• Route 4, 06:45 from Waterford & 10:50 from Dublin Airport
• Route 13, Normal Sunday Schedule
• Route 14, Normal Sunday Schedule
• Route 22, 10:00 from Dublin (12:30 from Dublin Airport will not operate) & 09:30 from Ballina
• Route 23, 07:40 from Dublin Airport & 06:30 from Sligo
• Route 30/X30, 04:00 from Donegal & 09:30 from Dublin
• Route 32, 06:15 from Dublin & 05:30 from Letterkenny
• Route 40, Normal Sunday service from 08:50 (07:00 Waterford to Rosslare & 07:15 Rosslare to Waterford will not operate)
• Route 51, Normal Sunday Schedule
• Route 52, 07:00 from Galway (10:00 from Galway will not operate) & 08:30 from Ballina
• Route 55, Normal Sunday Schedule
• Route 64, Normal Sunday Schedule
• Route 100X, 06:30 from Dundalk & 08:41 from Dublin

Friday, 27 December 2024
Services will operate a Normal Friday schedule

Saturday, 28 December 2024
Services will operate a Normal Saturday schedule

Sunday, 29 December 2024
Services will operate a Normal Sunday schedule

Monday, 30 December 2024
Services will operate a Normal Monday schedule

Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Services will operate a Normal Tuesday schedule

Wednesday, 1 January 2025
Services will operate a Sunday schedule

Thursday, 2 January 2025
Services will operate to a Normal Thursday schedule

We wish all our customers a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.