The average bus between County Cork and County Clare takes 3h 24m and the fastest bus takes 3h 4m. The bus service runs several times per day from County Cork to County Clare. 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 4 times a day between County Cork and County Clare. The earliest departure is at 6:21 AM in the morning, and the last departure from County Cork is at 6:13 PM which arrives into County Clare at 9:25 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 3h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from County Cork to County Clare. However, there are services departing from County Cork station and arriving at County Clare station via Ennis Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 24m.
County Cork to County Clare bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Mallow station.
County Cork to County Clare bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Ennis Station.
The distance between County Cork and County Clare is 100.4 km. The road distance is 147 km.
Expressway (Bus Éireann) operates a bus from Mallow to Ennis Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost €17–25 and the journey takes 2h 25m.