The average bus between Cork and Galway Races takes 4h 28m and the fastest bus takes 3h 17m. There is a bus service every few hours from Cork to Galway Races. 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 Cork and Galway Races. The earliest departure is at 8:00 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Cork is at 8:15 PM which arrives into Galway Races at 11:35 PM. All services require a transfer at Galway Ceannt and take an average of 4h 28m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Galway Races. However, there are services departing from Cork station and arriving at Galway Races station via Galway Ceannt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 28m.
Cork to Galway Races bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Andersn's Quay station.
Cork to Galway Races bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Galway Ceannt station.
The distance between Cork and Galway Races is 159.4 km. The road distance is 205 km.
Citylink operates a bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Galway Ceannt every 4 hours. Tickets cost €18–26 and the journey takes 3h 5m. Expressway (Bus Éireann) also services this route every 2 hours.