How to get fromCastlebar to Sligoby train, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Castlebar to Sligo by train, bus, car, or taxi

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Train, bus
best
1. Take the train from Castlebar to Ballinatrain Ic / ...
2. Take the bus from Ballina Humbrt to Ash Lanebus Si11
2h 43m
Bus via Ballina
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Castlebar to Ballina Humbrtbus 430
2. Take the bus from Ballina Humbrt to Sligo Markieviczbus 458
3h 11m
€9–26
Drive 84.7 km
1. Drive from Castlebar to Sligocar 84.7 km
1h 6m
€15–21
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Castlebar to Sligotaxi 84.7 km
1h 6m
€120–150
Bus
1. Take the bus from Castlebar to Claremorrisbus 430 / ...
2. Take the bus from Claremorris to Sligo Markieviczbus 964
2h 50m

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Distance: 100.8 km
Duration: 2h 43m

What companies run services between Castlebar, Ireland and Sligo, Ireland?

You can take a bus from Castlebar to Sligo Markievicz via Claremorris in around 2h 50m.

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Sligo(opens in a new window), Ireland(opens in a new window)

Sligo is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 29.5% of the county's population) and the 24th largest in the Republic of Ireland. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Sligo

Carrowmore(Opens in a new window)

Carrowmore, County Sligo (Irish: An Cheathrú Mhór, meaning Great Quarter) is one of the four major passage tomb complexes in Ireland. It is located at the geographical centre of the Cúil Irra peninsula in County Sligo and 3 km west of Sligo town.

Sligo Abbey(Opens in a new window)

Sligo Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Shligigh), a ruined abbey in Sligo, Ireland, (officially called the Dominican Friary of Sligo) was originally built in 1253 by the order of Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Nine Years' War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising. The friars moved out in the 18th century, but Lord Palmerston restored the Abbey in the 1850s. Currently, it is open to the public.

Rosses Point(Opens in a new window)

Rosses Point ( or ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula.

Knocknarea(Opens in a new window)

Knocknarea is a large hill west of Sligo town in County Sligo, Ireland.

Places to stay in Sligo

13 Pearse Tce.(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Sligo Southern Hotel & Leisure Centre(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

The Glasshouse(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Riverside Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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