TFI reveals its Christmas schedules for Cork

Transport for Ireland (TFI) has advised commuters in Cork of their Christmas and New Year’s schedules, with reduced services over the festive period.

On Christmas Eve, all services will operate as normal, with last departures at 9pm. There will be no services on Christmas Day. On St Stephen’s Day, Sunday timetables will apply, with most routes starting at 9am, except for Route 220 in Cork city, which will begin at 7am.

Normal timetables will resume from December 27 until December 31. On New Year’s Day, Sunday timetables will operate, with full normal services resuming on January 2.

For intercity travel, Bus Éireann’s Cork–Fermoy–Dublin Route 245X will operate normally on Christmas Eve, with last departures around 9pm. No services will run on Christmas Day. A Sunday service will operate on St Stephen’s Day from 9am, followed by normal schedules from December 27 until New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Day, a Sunday service will apply, with normal timetables then resuming on January 2.

To support festive shopping and events, extra services have been operating on Route 213 between Black Ash Park & Ride and the city centre since mid-November. These temporary enhancements are running on weekends only until December 21.