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Derry ▸ Donegal

Donegal ▸ Derry ⇄
8.6 a dayfastest 1h23Bus Éireann🇬🇧 Northern Ireland → 🇮🇪 Ireland

Direct buses · no change

DerryKilleaNewtowncunninghamManorcunninghamLetterkennyBallybofeyDonegal· 64 km as the crow flies
  • 07:15 → 08:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h257 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 09:15 → 10:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h257 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 11:10 → 12:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h307 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 12:00 → 13:25
    Bus Éireann 480
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Letterkenny, Ballybofey
    1h255 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 31 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 14 Nov, Sat 21 NovBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 12:00 → 13:40
    Bus Éireann 480
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Letterkenny, Ballybofey
    1h405 stops
    Runs: Mon to FriBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 13:15 → 14:40
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h257 stops
    Runs: Mon to SatBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 15:30 → 16:55
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h257 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 15:45 → 17:08
    Bus Éireann 480
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Carrigans, Saint Johnston, Raphoe, Drumkeen…
    1h235 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 31 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 14 Nov, Sat 21 NovBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 15:55 → 17:22
    Bus Éireann 480
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Carrigans, Saint Johnston, Raphoe, Drumkeen…
    1h275 stops
    Runs: Mon to FriBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 18:30 → 19:55
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h257 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗
  • 20:30 → 21:55
    Bus Éireann 64
    Derry Bus Station → Donegal · via Killea, Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham, Letterkenny…
    1h257 stops
    Runs: DailyBook on Bus Éireann ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: Transport for Ireland (National Transport Authority) (file of 29 Oct 2026). Checked Thu 29 Oct 2026; they cover 29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. A bus from a company that publishes no open timetable may be missing. Contains timetable data from the National Transport Authority (Transport for Ireland), CC BY 4.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Derry to Donegal?

Yes. 8.6 a day on average, with Bus Éireann, no change of bus (29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Derry to Donegal?

The fastest takes 1h23; the slowest 1h40, for 64 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:15 and the latest at 20:30, local time in Derry. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Derry to Donegal?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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