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There are 3 ways to get from Donegal to County Meath by bus or car

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Bus via Kells Ind Estate
best
1. Take the bus from Donegal to Cavan Bus Station30
2. Take the bus from Cavan Bus Station to Kells Ind Estate109X / ...
3h 55m
€29–41
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Donegal to Cavan Bus Station30
2. Take the bus from Cavan Bus Station to Navan R147109X
4h 6m
€26–36
Drive 173.3 km
1. Drive from Donegal to County Meath173.3 km
2h 15m
€29–42

Donegal to County Meath by bus

91Weekly Buses

3h 55mAverage Duration

€29Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Donegal to County Meath.

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Distance: 180.6 km
Duration: 3h 55m

What companies run services between Donegal, Ulster, Ireland and County Meath, Ireland?

You can take a bus from Donegal to Blackwater Retail Park via Cavan Bus Station and Kells Ind Estate in around 3h 55m.

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Navan, Ireland(opens in a new window)

Navan is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Ireland. It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Blackwater, around 50 km northwest of Dublin. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 33,886, making it the ninth largest settlement in Ireland. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Navan

Trim Castle(Opens in a new window)

Trim Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Atha Troim) is a Norman castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. With an area of 30,000 m², it is the largest Norman castle in Ireland. Over a period of 30 years, it was built by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter as the caput of the Lordship of Meath.

Newgrange(Opens in a new window)

Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Ḃrú or Brú na Bóinne) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, located 8 km west of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne. It was built during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The site consists of a large circular mound with an inner stone passageway and chambers. Human bones and possible grave goods or votive offerings were found in these chambers. The mound has a retaining wall at the front, made mostly of white quartz cobblestones, and is ringed by engraved kerbstones. Many of the larger stones of Newgrange are covered in megalithic art. The mound is also ringed by a stone circle. Some of the material that makes up the monument came from as far away as the Mournes and Wicklow Mountains. There is no agreement about what the site was used for, but it is believed that it had religious significance. Its entrance is aligned with the rising sun on the winter solstice, when sunlight shines through a 'roofbox' and floods the inner chamber. Several other passage tombs in Ireland are aligned with solstices and equinoxes, and Cairn G at Carrowkeel has a similar 'roofbox'. Newgrange also shares many similarities with other Neolithic constructions in Western Europe, such as Maeshowe in Orkney, Scotland and Bryn Celli Ddu in Wales. It is the most famous monument within the Neolithic Brú na Bóinne complex, alongside the similar passage tomb mounds of Knowth and Dowth, and as such is a part of the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hill of Tara(Opens in a new window)

The Hill of Tara (, Teamhair or Teamhair na Rí), located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Ireland. It contains a number of ancient monuments and, according to tradition, was the seat of the High King of Ireland.

Knowth(Opens in a new window)

Knowth is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne located 8.4 km west of Drogheda in Ireland's valley of the River Boyne. It is the largest passage grave of the Brú na Bóinne complex and consists of a large mound (known as Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs. The mound is about 12 m high and 67 m in diameter, covering roughly a hectare. It contains two passages placed along an east-west line and is encircled by 127 kerbstones, of which three are missing, and four badly damaged.

Places to stay in Navan

The Newgrange Hotel(Opens in a new window)

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Ardboyne Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

The Yellow House B&B(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

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