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Bus Éireann Route 51: Cork - Limerick - Galway

Bus timetable and route map · Every day

Bus Éireann Route 51 (Cork - Limerick - Galway) is a bus route in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and towns across Ireland, serving Cork Bus Stn, N Twopothouse, Shannon Airport, Kilcolgan and Galway Ceannt. Every day the first bus is at 07:05 and the last at 20:55, every 1 h during the day. Updated 4 October 2026.

Timetable summary

Every day

First
07:05
Last
20:55
Buses
32
Daytime
every 1 h

Route 51 to Galway Ceannt

Destination sign “Galway” · from Cork Bus Stn · 24 stops

Every day

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

Cork Bus StnN TwopothouseO'Rourke's CrossShannon AirportCrusheenKilcolganGalway Ceannt
07:2508:1008:3709:5510:4011:1511:45
···07:5508:4009:1509:45
08:2509:1009:3710:5511:4012:1512:45
···08:5509:4010:1510:45
09:2510:1010:3711:5512:4013:1513:45
10:2511:1011:3712:5513:4014:1514:45
11:2512:1012:3713:5514:4015:1515:45
12:2513:1013:3714:5515:4016:1516:45
13:2514:1014:3715:5516:4017:1517:45
14:2515:1015:3716:5517:4018:1518:45
15:2516:1016:3717:5518:4019:1519:45
16:2517:1017:3718:5519:4020:1520:45
17:2518:1018:3719:5520:4021:1521:45
18:2519:1019:3720:5521:4022:1522:45
19:2520:1020:47····
20:5521:4022:07····
All 24 stops in this direction
  1. Cork Bus Stn #255021
  2. Rathduff #234771
  3. Mallow #631061
  4. Mallow Hospital #232381
  5. N Twopothouse #233621
  6. Buttevant #631181
  7. Ballyhea #357791
  8. Charleville #609661
  9. O'Rourke's Cross #609641
  10. Limerick Colbert #635011
  11. Limerick Colbert #635041
  12. Shannon Airport #355331
  13. Shannon Airport #609581
  14. Clarecastle #603281
  15. Ennis Station #635341
  16. Crusheen #357901
  17. Gort #635461
  18. Labane #357921
  19. Ardrahan #631221
  20. Kilcolgan #577651
  21. Clarinbridge #631131
  22. Oranmore North #556161
  23. ATU Galway #522841
  24. Galway Ceannt #555041

Route 51 to Cork Bus Stn

Destination sign “Cork” · from Galway Ceannt · 25 stops

Every day

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

Galway CeanntKilcolganCrusheenShannon AirportO'Rourke's CrossN TwopothouseCork Bus Stn
07:0507:2508:0508:5010:0310:3011:25
····07:5308:2009:15
08:0508:2509:0509:5011:0311:3012:25
····09:0309:3010:25
09:0509:2510:0510:5012:0312:3013:25
10:0510:2511:0511:5013:0313:3014:25
11:0511:2512:0512:5014:0314:3015:25
12:0512:2513:0513:5015:0315:3016:25
13:0513:2514:0514:5016:0316:3017:25
14:0514:2515:0515:5017:0317:3018:25
15:0515:2516:0516:5018:0318:3019:25
16:0516:2517:0517:5019:0319:3020:25
17:0517:2518:0518:5020:0320:3521:30
18:0518:2519:0519:5521:0321:3022:25
19:0519:2520:0520:55···
20:0520:2521:0521:55···
All 25 stops in this direction
  1. Galway Ceannt #555041
  2. ATU Galway #522811
  3. Oranmore North #556091
  4. Clarinbridge #577661
  5. Kilcolgan #357941
  6. Ardrahan #555621
  7. Labane #357911
  8. Gort #635351
  9. Crusheen #357931
  10. Ennis Station #635341
  11. Clarecastle #603171
  12. Shannon Airport #355331
  13. Shannon Airport #609521
  14. Bunratty #609551
  15. Limerick Colbert #635011
  16. Limerick Colbert #635041
  17. O'Rourke's Cross #357811
  18. Charleville #335321
  19. Ballyhea #357781
  20. Buttevant #631191
  21. N Twopothouse #235731
  22. Mallow Hospital #232311
  23. Mallow #631061
  24. Rathduff #215881
  25. Cork Bus Stn #255021

Route 51 route map

Questions about Bus Éireann Route 51

What time is the first Route 51 bus?

Every day: 07:05.

What time is the last Route 51 bus?

Every day: 20:55. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

How often does Route 51 run?

Every day: every 1 h, between 07:00 and 19:00.

Does Route 51 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: yes.

Where does Route 51 go?

Route 51 serves Cork Bus Stn, N Twopothouse, Shannon Airport, Kilcolgan and Galway Ceannt. 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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