The information below is for Christmas 2020 / New Year 2021.
Click here for 2021/22 information
in Cork city and county
for the
2020 Christmas and 2021 New Year period.
This is based on information published by the bus companies, and may change.
Always check the services you want to use with the bus company.
2020 Christmas and 2021 New Year period.
This is based on information published by the bus companies, and may change.
Always check the services you want to use with the bus company.
Bus Company Announcements
Christmas timetable announcements from the major public transport companies in Cork (links will be added as more announcements are made):
Bus Éireann -- CityLink -- Cobh Connect -- Dublin Coach -- GoBus -- LocalLink
Irish Rail: 24-30 December, and 31 December - 1 January
Irish Rail: 24-30 December, and 31 December - 1 January
Public transport and Covid-19 restrictions
From 1 December 2020, Government advice is to avoid using public transport, unless you are travelling for essential purposes, which includes work, food and medical purposes. This is to support public health and also to help the transport companies to provide space for those who need to travel, including essential frontline workers. Each service is restricted to carrying only 50% of the people who it has space. for.
It is possible that the restriction level will be changed again before New Year - this page will be updated if this happens.
Pre-booking is required on all inter-city trains between 18 December - 6 January. However seats will be unassigned. Read more ...
Thursday 24 December
City Buses
- Bus Éireann will run a regular Thursday service in Cork City - except that buses due to depart after 9pm will not not run
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann will run regular weekday services until approx 9pm.
- Cobh Connect - will run regular weekday services until the last bus from Cork at 6:45pm
- CityLink: Normal services
- Dublin Coach - last bus to Cork at 8pm
- GoBus: Limited services until the last bus from Cork at 2pm, last bus from Dublin Airport at 6pm and Dublin City at 6:30pm.
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
- Some taxi companies will offer a limited service - but many will be closed.
- All other services - trains and city and regional buses - are cancelled.
Saturday 26 December - St Steven's Day
City Buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular Sunday service on all routes in Cork City - but with no services before 9am
Regional buses:
- Bus Eireann - regular Sunday timetable, with a few cancellations - check their website.
- Cobh Connect - regular service until the last bus from Cork at 8:45pm
- CityLink: normal service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - no service
Trains
- No trains will run
Sunday 27 December
City buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular Sunday service
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - Sunday service on all regional routes
- Cobh Connect - regular service until the last bus from Cork at 8:45pm
- CityLink: Normal services
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Monday 28 December
City buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular Sunday service
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - Saturday service on all regional routes
- Cobh Connect - Sunday
- CityLink: Normal services
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Tuesday 29 December
City buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular weekday service
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - Sunday service on all regional routes
- Cobh Connect - regular service
- CityLink: Normal services
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Wednesday 30 December
City buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular weekday service
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - weekday service on all regional routes
- Cobh Connect - regular service
- CityLink: regular service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Thursday 31 December - New Year's Eve
City Buses
- Bus Éireann will run a regular weekday service - likely until mid-evening, exact time to be announced
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - Sunday service on all regional routes
- CityLink: regular service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
City Buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular Sundayservice
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - Sunday service on all regional routes
- CityLink: regular Sunday service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Saturday 2 January - Day after New Year's
City Buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular Saturday service
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - regular service on all regional routes
- CityLink: regular service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Sunday 3 January
City Buses
- Bus Eireann will run a regular Sunday service
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - regular service on all regional routes
- CityLink: regular service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- See Irish Rail's journey planner for details of services that are running
Monday 4 January onwards
City Buses
- Bus Eireann will run regular services
Regional buses
- Bus Eireann - regular service on all regional routes
- CityLink: regular service
- Dublin Coach - normal service
- GoBus - normal service
Trains
- Regular services from today onwards
Please note
This information is for the Cork area only. Changes in other areas are not included.See City Bus Details and Regional Bus Details for normal timetables and route maps.
