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Bus Éireann Route 491: Letterkenny - Ballybofey

Bus timetable and route map · Monday to Saturday

Bus Éireann Route 491 (Letterkenny - Ballybofey) is a bus route in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and routes nationwide, serving Letterkenny Bus, Drumkeen, Stranorlar and Ballybofey. Monday to Saturday the first bus is at 07:50 and the last at 17:40. Updated 4 October 2026.

Timetable summary

Monday to Saturday

First
07:50
Last
17:40
Buses
3

Sunday

No service

Timetable change: Bus Éireann’s timetable changes on 4 October 2026. The times below are for the current timetable.

Route 491 to Ballybofey

Destination sign “Ballybofey” · from Letterkenny Bus · 4 stops

Monday to Saturday

Times at the main stops. 24-hour clock. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Letterkenny BusDrumkeenStranorlarBallybofey
13:2513:3913:4713:49
17:4018:01·18:19
All 4 stops in this direction
  1. Letterkenny Bus #155841
  2. Drumkeen #140101
  3. Stranorlar #155831
  4. Ballybofey #142191

Route 491 to Letterkenny Bus

Destination sign “Letterkenny” · from Ballybofey · 4 stops

Monday to Saturday

Times at the main stops. 24-hour clock. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

BallybofeyStranorlarDrumkeenLetterkenny Bus
07:5007:5408:0208:15
All 4 stops in this direction
  1. Ballybofey #635831
  2. Stranorlar #155851
  3. Drumkeen #141041
  4. Letterkenny Bus #155841

Route 491 route map

Questions about Bus Éireann Route 491

What time is the first Route 491 bus?

Monday to Saturday: 07:50.

What time is the last Route 491 bus?

Monday to Saturday: 17:40. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

Does Route 491 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: no service.

Where does Route 491 go?

Route 491 serves Letterkenny Bus, Drumkeen, Stranorlar and Ballybofey. The full list of stops for each direction is below the timetables.

Are these live bus times?

No. They are the published timetable from National Transport Authority’s open data, refreshed 4 October 2026. A bus can run early or late, and disruptions are not shown.

Source: National Transport Authority open data (GTFS schedule for Bus Éireann), used under CC BY 4.0. Refreshed 4 October 2026; the current timetable runs to 3 October 2027. These are scheduled times; disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.

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