Parnell Place Bus Station

Parnell Place Bus Station (Cork)
General information
LocationParnell Place, Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°53′59″N 8°27′59″W / 51.8997°N 8.4665°W / 51.8997; -8.4665
Bus operators
ConnectionsCork Kent railway station (750 metres)
Location

Parnell Place Bus Station is the principal bus station in Cork, Ireland, for Expressway and Regional services operated by Bus Éireann.

Historically, all regional bus services to or from Cork City used Parnell Place bus station, but since 2014 a number of services to nearby towns such as Ballincollig, Crosshaven, Carrigaline and Passage West have started using on street bus stops due to capacity constraints.

Services

National

As of July 2021,

National bus services from Parnell Place Bus Station
Destination Operator Route number Via
Rosslare Europort Bus Éireann 40[1] (eastbound) Waterford
Tralee Bus Éireann 40[1] (westbound) Killarney, Kerry Airport
Galway Bus Éireann 51[2] Limerick, Shannon Airport
Dublin Bus Éireann 245X[3] Cashel

Regional

As of October 2025

Regional bus services from Parnell Place Bus Station
Destination Operator Route number Via
Knockraha Bus Éireann 31[4] Tivoli, Glanmire, Riverstown, Hazelwood
Macroom Bus Éireann 233[5]
Rylane Bus Éireann 235[6] Cloghroe, Donoughmore, Stuake
Castletownbere Bus Éireann 236[7] Bandon, Bantry, Glengarriff
Goleen Bus Éireann 237[8] Bandon, Clonakilty, Skibbereen, Schull
Bandon Bus Éireann 239[9]
Ballycotton Bus Éireann 240[10] Cloyne
Trabolgan Bus Éireann 241[11] Midleton, Whitegate
Newmarket Bus Éireann 243[12] Mallow, Buttevant
Clonmel Bus Éireann 245[13] Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Ballyporeen, Ardfinnan
Glenville Bus Éireann 248[14] Carrignavar
Ardmore Bus Éireann 260[15] Youghal
Ballinacurra Bus Éireann 261[16] Carrigtwohill, Midleton

City

As of October 2025, no city services include a stop directly at Parnell Place Bus Station. However, several services stop at Merchant's Quay, less than 100m away – these include the 202,[17] 203,[18] 207A,[19] 209,[20] and 209A.[21] Other services have an on-stret stop on Clontarf St, just across the road from the bus station – these include the 212,[22] 225[23] and 226;[24] the latte two of which provide access to Cork Airport. The 205[25] service to University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology has its terminus at Cork Kent railway station (750m walk), and multiple services stop on nearby St Patrick's Street.

References

  1. ^ a b "Route 40" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Route 51" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Route X8" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Route 31" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Route 233" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Route 235" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Route 236" (PDF). Bus Éireann. January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Route 237" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Route 239" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Route 240" (PDF). Bus Éireann. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Route 241" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Route 243" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Route 245" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Route 248" (PDF). Bus Éireann. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Route 260" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Route 261" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Route 202" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Route 203" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Route 207A" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Route 209" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Route 209A" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  22. ^ 212"Route 212" (PDF). 22 October 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2025.
  23. ^ 225"Route 225" (PDF). 22 October 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2025.
  24. ^ 226"Route 226" (PDF). 22 October 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Route 205" (PDF). Bus Éireann. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.