The average bus between County Clare and Clifden takes 4h and the fastest bus takes 2h 59m. The bus service runs several times per day from County Clare to Clifden. 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 3 hours between County Clare and Clifden. The earliest departure is at 8:25 AM in the morning, and the last departure from County Clare is at 9:25 PM which arrives into Clifden at 9:30 AM. All services require a transfer at Galway Ceannt Station and take an average of 4h. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from County Clare to Clifden. However, there are services departing from County Clare station and arriving at Clifden station via Galway Ceannt Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h.
County Clare to Clifden bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), depart from Ennis Station.
County Clare to Clifden bus services, operated by Expressway (Bus Éireann), arrive at Clifden station.
The distance between County Clare and Clifden is 99.7 km. The road distance is 153 km.
You can take a bus from Ennis Station to Clifden via Galway Ceannt Station and Galway Coach Station in around 3h 50m.