The average bus between Cork and County Kildare takes 4h 23m and the fastest bus takes 3h 49m. There is a bus service every few hours from Cork to County Kildare. 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 every 2 hours between Cork and County Kildare. The earliest departure is at 5:30 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Cork is at 7:30 PM which arrives into County Kildare at 12:12 AM. All services require a transfer at Parkgate Street and take an average of 4h 23m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to County Kildare. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at County Kildare station via Parkgate Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 23m.
Cork to County Kildare bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred Street station.
Cork to County Kildare bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Lidl RDC station.
The distance between Cork and County Kildare is 182.9 km. The road distance is 289 km.
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Lidl RDC via Parkgate Street and Heuston Station in around 4h 16m.