Do I need a car on Beara? There are plenty of bus options to get to The Boat House in Adrigole and continuing exploring the peninsula.
Catching the 232 bus east to Castletownbere or beyond or west of Adrigole to Glengarriff and enjoying a long day hike back on the Beara Way is a great new way to take a brilliant adventure from Adrigole. The new 232 bus service runs through Adrigole each way 5 times a day.
You may enjoy a bus to market too – Thursday Castletownbere small market, Friday Bantry big market, Saturday and Sunday Glengarriff has a collection of food vans and the lovely Blue Pool walks.
The 232 is brilliant for a cheeky lunch time tipple with your cheese toasty in town too 😎
The official bus stop is at The Pass Grocery Store (previously Peg’s Shop), though the driver will happily drop you at the top of the lane to The Boat House (next to the GAA pitch).
Go here https://locallinkcork.ie/schedule/232-castletownbere-to-kilcrohane/ for full timetable
The new 263 will bring you all the way to the end of the Beara Peninsula to …
- Dzogchen Beara – meditation and amazing cafe.
- Cahermore – take a stroll out to the look out tower or kick about on the beach.
- Allihies – sandy beach, pubs and shop (I highly recommend the crab sanni in ONeills.
- Dursey – for the cable car, amazing views, Garnish beaches and Dursey Boat Trips.
Explore some more and discover Kenmare by bus for the restaurants and shops or use the bus to continue your B&B touring with the 282 bus from Castletownbere to Kenmare.
Market day in Kenmare is Wednesday.
Kenmare is starting to be known as the new Kinsale – charming shops and a wide choice of pubs, cafes and restaurants.
The Bus Eireann 236 bus runs daily to and from Cork City. The time table varies from day to day, so we recomment you check on line here https://www.buseireann.ie/routes-and-timetables/236
The bus full trip is mainly Cork to Castletownbere, but sometimes stops in Glengarriff so look carefully where your bus is going.
The official bus stop is The Pass Grocery when travelling west and the next to the Hungry Hostel.
Harringtons Bus Service is a private minibus service that runs from Cork City to Castletownbere daily.
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat – Dpt Adrigole 0815, Arr Cork 1000, Dpt Cork 1800, Arr Adrigole 1915.
- No service on Thursday (ODonogues do Thursdays on behalf of Bus Eireann, see Bus Eireann 236 timetable).
- Sunday – Dpt Adrigole 1700, Arr Cork 1900, Dpt Cork 1930, Arr Adrigole 2130.
The official bus stop for Adrigole is The Pass Grocery (previously Pegs)’, but they will pick you up from other main locations along the main road if you ask, so the top of the lane to The Boat House is a good spot (at Adrigole GAA pitch). The Cork City stop is on Parnell Place, behind Bus Eireann Bus Station
Make sure you book your seat, pay on line or cash on board. Keep a good eye out for the bus driving past so you can flag it down, even if you have booked, as most passengers go Castletownbere to Cork and the driver is on a schedule. https://www.harringtonsardgroom.com/bus-service