Bus Eireann announce Christmas timetable with late night services for Kildare commuters

By Kim O'Leary

Bus Eireann has today announced its Christmas timetable ahead of the holiday season with night services to operate to Kildare towns during Christmas week, although services will not be running on Christmas Day.

Buses will run every day across the Christmas holiday period - apart from December 25 - with services operating standard timetables with some exceptions.

Additional late night services

Late night services in the East include Nightrider services from Dublin to Balbriggan, Drogheda, Naas, Newbridge, Sallins and Clane over the Christmas period. A 24 hour service will also operate on Route 109A: Kells-Navan-Dunshaughlin-Ratoath-Ashbourne-Dublin Airport-Dublin City Centre.

However, on Christmas Eve, all city and commuter/rural services nationwide will operate up until approximately 9pm.

There will be no services on Christmas Day, while City & commuter services will operate to a Sunday timetable on both Bank Holidays of December 26 and January 1, 2018 and a full timetable schedule will operate from January 27 to 30th.

Full details of City, Town, Commuter and Rural Services can be found at www.buseireann.ie/Christmas.

Discounts of up to 30% are available on single journeys through use of Leap Card, Expressway inter-city services will operate every day, except for Christmas Day, and customers are advised to check www.expressway.ie for the full details of the modified times.

Eurolines cross channel services will not operate on 24, 25, 26 or 31 December 2017. See www.eurolines.ie for more information and for timetables.