Best way to go from Limerick to Kilkenny?

irishvamp90

hey
I need to go to kilkenny thursday or friday was wondering which is the handiest way to go by train or bus

DBIreland

Head for Clonmel, on far side of Clonmel take N76 (beyond the Bulmers plant if I remember rightly) brings you straight into Kilkenny. There are routes going cross country but I reckon these are the better roads.

irishvamp90

dont have a car and have never been there before

DBIreland

irishvamp90 wrote: »

dont have a car and have never been there before

Sorry about that only read half of your post

irishvamp90

your ok,the bue eireann plannner is down the the min,but i think the only way there is a bus to clonmel and you have to wait for an hour ish to get to kilkenny,seems a balls

grenache

irishvamp90 wrote: »

hey
I need to go to kilkenny thursday or friday was wondering which is the handiest way to go by train or bus

Vamp, i'm going to Clonmel tomorrow morning for work. I turn off at the Fethard Road Roundabout and pass the bus station on my way into work. I could give you a lift down and drop at Clonmel station if you want. You can get bus from there to Kilkenny. Be cheaper than getting two buses.

billy the squid

JJ Kavanaghs I think operate a bus from Limerick to that part of the country. don't think you will get a direct bus from Limerick - Kilkenny.

By train it would be Limerick ->Limerick Junction _> Kildare -> Kilkenny which is a bleedin nightmare.

Itsdacraic

grenache wrote: »

Vamp, i'm going to Clonmel tomorrow morning for work. I turn off at the Fethard Road Roundabout and pass the bus station on my way into work. I could give you a lift down and drop at Clonmel station if you want. You can get bus from there to Kilkenny. Be cheaper than getting two buses.

Unless you know this person would you not be concerned about giving them a lift, particularly as they have the word "vamp" in their username which to me would strongly indicate they are a vampire.

grenache

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Unless you know this person would you not be concerned about giving them a lift, particularly as they have the word "vamp" in their username which to me would strongly indicate they are a vampire.

I'm sure i could suss him out and judge whether he is of sound character or not. But he didn't get back to me so its equal now anyway.

Y2J_MUFC

billy the squid wrote: »

By train it would be Limerick ->Limerick Junction _> Kildare -> Kilkenny which is a bleedin nightmare.

Jesus, that would be pure madness....

Bus from Limerick to Clonmel, Bus from Clonmel to Kilkenny, thats the way to go.

It doesn't show up when you do the journey planner, but there is actually a swap over bus that leaves 5 mins after you reach Clonmel. They always wait for each other, so you wont miss it if your bus in late.

I've taken that a good few times, but not for about 3 years, so you'd want to make sure they haven't changed it. I have no idea why it never shows up on the website, but, I've done it plenty of times. I didn't fancy waiting for 90 mins instead of 5.

Don't trust the website, or they'll have you waiting for an hour and a half in Clonmel.

Itsdacraic

grenache wrote: »

I'm sure i could suss him out and judge whether he is of sound character or not. But he didn't get back to me so its equal now anyway.

I would still bring a stake and some garlic just to be on the safe side.

stevoslice

DBIreland wrote: »

Head for Clonmel, on far side of Clonmel take N76 (beyond the Bulmers plant if I remember rightly) brings you straight into Kilkenny. There are routes going cross country but I reckon these are the better roads.

not an answer for the op, but i myself would head up the n7 take a right after borris-in-ossory, straight through ballycolla, then into durrow and take a right and a left, then follow the n77 through ballyragget to kilkenny.

Kess73

billy the squid wrote: »

JJ Kavanaghs I think operate a bus from Limerick to that part of the country. don't think you will get a direct bus from Limerick - Kilkenny.

By train it would be Limerick ->Limerick Junction _> Kildare -> Kilkenny which is a bleedin nightmare.

Yeah the train routes in this country are a joke. The Train to Galway has to go up country and to Athlone first, then across to Galway. Takes something like five and a half hours to get to Galway by train.

1892

Y2J_MUFC wrote: »

Jesus, that would be pure madness....

Bus from Limerick to Clonmel, Bus from Clonmel to Kilkenny, thats the way to go.

It doesn't show up when you do the journey planner, but there is actually a swap over bus that leaves 5 mins after you reach Clonmel. They always wait for each other, so you wont miss it if your bus in late.

I've taken that a good few times, but not for about 3 years, so you'd want to make sure they haven't changed it. I have no idea why it never shows up on the website, but, I've done it plenty of times. I didn't fancy waiting for 90 mins instead of 5.

Don't trust the website, or they'll have you waiting for an hour and a half in Clonmel.

In my experience they rarely wait for each other! Havent got this bus for over a year but trying to travel Limerick to Kilkenny was the reason I learned to drive!

irishvamp90

ah just not going to bother going now too much hassle for the length of time id get out of it