Bus from Killarney to Galway Direct?

whatlliwear

Can anyone advise me if there are any busses that travel direct from Killarney to Galway City?

LXFlyer

whatlliwear wrote: »

Can anyone advise me if there are any busses that travel direct from Killarney to Galway City?

Not anymore - the CityLink service that did was suspended

You'll need to take Bus Eireann and change in Limerick - you can buy a through ticket online.

smncnnr

The only such route is a JJ Kavanagh college route that only runs to Galway Sunday evenings and back on Fridays.

smncnnr

Sorry obviously misread. Ignore previous post as I cannot delete/edit it!

Quackster

You could also get the faster and more comfortable Dublin Coach service from Killarney to Limerick and then either the City Link or direct X51 Bus Eireann service from Limerick to Galway. Works out at roughly the same price as a Bus Eiteann through-ticket either way.

You'll need to study the timetables of all three operators to figure out what combination works best for when you want to travel.

Mrs OBumble

Quackster wrote: »

You could also get the faster and more comfortable Dublin Coach service from Killarney to Limerick and then either the City Link or direct X51 Bus Eireann service from Limerick to Galway. Works out at roughly the same price as a Bus Eiteann through-ticket either way.

You'll need to study the timetables of all three operators to figure out what combination works best for when you want to travel.

That's right.

But the lack of a coach station means that these buses stop at three different places, so the OP would also need to work out how to get between them. It's not impossible, but not trivial either - there's a map here showing where they are.

Vic_08

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

That's right.

But the lack of a coach station means that these buses stop at three different places, so the OP would also need to work out how to get between them. It's not impossible, but not trivial either - there's a map here showing where they are.

Also if you use two different operators for each leg then a delay to the first one may become a big problem.

The first operator is not obliged to provide onward transport and the second is not obliged to honour tickets on a later service and will not delay a service for a late running bus from someone else. Miss the last connection and you will be on your own effectively, if you have a through ticket with one operator then they have a duty to get you to your destination.

Quackster

Vic_08 wrote: »

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

That's right.

But the lack of a coach station means that these buses stop at three different places, so the OP would also need to work out how to get between them. It's not impossible, but not trivial either - there's a map here showing where they are.

Also if you use two different operators for each leg then a delay to the first one may become a big problem.

The first operator is not obliged to provide onward transport and the second is not obliged to honour tickets on a later service and will not delay a service for a late running bus from someone else. Miss the last connection and you will be on your own effectively, if you have a through ticket with one operator then they have a duty to get you to your destination.

That's true in principle but you'll find if you get a through ticket with Bus Eireann and your bus is late getting into Limerick, your connecting bus will have left on schedule and you'll just have to suck it up and wait for the next bus, however long that takes.

LXFlyer

Quackster wrote: »

That's true in principle but you'll find if you get a through ticket with Bus Eireann and your bus is late getting into Limerick, your connecting bus will have left on schedule and you'll just have to suck it up and wait for the next bus, however long that takes.

Which is two buses every hour.

Vic_08

Quackster wrote: »

That's true in principle but you'll find if you get a through ticket with Bus Eireann and your bus is late getting into Limerick, your connecting bus will have left on schedule and you'll just have to suck it up and wait for the next bus, however long that takes.

It is not always practical to hold connections, especially if there is a significant delay and the next service is not a long wait.

It is also the case that passengers will not inform the driver that they have a connection that may be missed, generally connections will only be held if it is known that someone on board needs it.

The big difference is if the connection is for the last departure of the day, it will either be held or alternative travel arranged, once again only if it is known that the passenger is making the connection.

Quackster

lxflyer wrote: »

Quackster wrote: »

That's true in principle but you'll find if you get a through ticket with Bus Eireann and your bus is late getting into Limerick, your connecting bus will have left on schedule and you'll just have to suck it up and wait for the next bus, however long that takes.

Which is two buses every hour.

One non-stop bus an hour, but it is the best service on the Limerick/Galway route so it would be my choice for that leg.

The Killarney bus arrives into the station ten minutes before the non-stop Galway bus leaves which, from experience, can be touch and go as the Tralee/Killarney buses are routinely ten minutes late arriving and the Galway bus won't even wait a minute or two.

Quackster

Vic_08 wrote: »

It is not always practical to hold connections, especially if there is a significant delay and the next service is not a long wait.

It is also the case that passengers will not inform the driver that they have a connection that may be missed, generally connections will only be held if it is known that someone on board needs it.

The big difference is if the connection is for the last departure of the day, it will either be held or alternative travel arranged, once again only if it is known that the passenger is making the connection.

Agreed. It usually makes no sense to hold a bus and inconvenience a good deal of passengers for the sake of a small number of connecting passengers. Unless of course it's the last bus of the day.