Bus Services to and from Cork - operated by Bus Éireann
For those arriving in Ireland by air to Cork Airport or as foot passengers on the Swansea Cork Ferry.
Bus Éireann run a regular service to and from Cork Airport to the City Bus Station (Parnell Place) - See below. Buses meet the Ferry according to the arrival and departure times.
The Bus Éireann services for the Castletownbere area can be obtained from the timetables below.
Cork City Bus Station (Parnell Place) to Castletownbere area - see www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1245423006-236.pdf
Killarney, Kenmare, Ardgroom to Castletownbere - see www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1246273892-282.pdf
Cork City Bus Station (Parnell Place) to Cork Airport - see www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1238682667-226.pdf
There is also a daily mini-bus service between Cork and Castletownbere. This is a direct express service taking approximately 1¾ - 2 hrs. with comfort typical of mini-buses. It is operated by Harringtons (Tel. : (00353) (0)27 74003) except for Thursdays when the operator is O'Donoghues (Please check time when booking for Thursdays). It arrives in and departs from Cork at Parnell Place adjacent to the Bus Station. The departure times are as follows.
| Monday to Saturday | Sunday | |
| Cork to Castletownbere | 1800 | 1930 |
| Castletownbere to Cork | 0800 | 1730 |