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Offaly is located in the heart of Ireland, with unparalleled national interconnectivity on the national road corridor (M4/M6/M7) and Edenderry, its second largest town which is only 50 minutes from Dublin International Airport.
Shannon Airport is convenient to Birr and the capital town of Tullamore is arguably the most central town in Ireland, located halfway between Dublin and Galway. You can get to Offaly from outside Ireland by sea ferries or air.
- Bus Éireann provides bus services to and from Offaly, with regular services from Dublin, Galway and major towns. For information and timetables visit: buseireann.ie/routes-and-timetable
- TFI Local Link Laois Offaly provides transport within Offaly. For timetables visit: locallinklaoisoffaly.ie/regular-services
- Buggy Coaches are located in Tullamore and provides a wide fleet of buses to cater for all needs including airport transfers, sports events and other occasions. buggycoaches.com
- Slieve Bloom Coaches operate a number of Town Link Connects services, linking several towns within the county. For routes and timetables visit: slievebloomcoaches.com/timetables
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Tullamore and Clara train stations are on the Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) Dublin-Westport and Dublin-Galway lines, with trains running frequently throughout the day. There are also good rail links from nearby Athlone in Westmeath and Portarlington in Laois. For full timetables visit: irishrail.ie
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Offaly is easily accessible from a number of airports. It’s just over 75 minutes from Dublin Airport to the county. Shannon Airport is approximately 90 minutes to the south and west of the county and Ireland West Airport Knock is under 2 hours away.
For more information visit:
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Dublin: dublinairport.com
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Knock: irelandwestairport.com
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Shannon: www.shannonairport.ie
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Car hire is available from all airports and major urban centres. For information on local car hire within the county, contact Offaly Tourist Office in Tullamore: +353 5793 57 925.
- Dublin Port – approximately 90 minutes from Offaly by car.
Irish Ferries from Holyhead
Stena Line from Holyhead
- Rosslare Europort (County Wexford) –
About 2.5 hours (170 km) from Tullamore.
Irish Ferries – Pembroke to Rosslare and Cherbourg to Rosslare
Stena Line – Fishguard to Rosslare
- Cork (Ringaskiddy Port) 2.5 to 3 hours to Offaly.
- Brittany Ferries from Roscoff and Santander.
For bookings and sailing times visit:
Our Tourist Office
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Tourist Information Centre welcoming tourists and locals alike! Manned by a dedicated team of volunteers!
Opening Hours: 10:00am – 5:00pm Mon-Sat.
