The National Transport Authority (NTA) is proposing to provide a local urban bus service in Letterkenny to operate within the town up to 17 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We plan to introduce two new routes connecting all four corners of the town to the town centre and key destinations en-route. There will be a bus every half hour in each direction, on each route starting from early morning and running until late at night.
A trip to the town centre will take about 15 minutes and over 80% of the population of the town will be within walking distance of a stop with over 60% within less than 400 meters. The routes will overlap on a shared section between the hospital, ATU, bus station, town centre and Skittle Alley providing for double the frequency of service on this higher demand corridor and the opportunity to change between routes.
The services will be operated by clean, low floor, fully accessible, high capacity, single deck buses. A standard flat fare of €2 for adults paying cash or €1.50 for adults using Transport for Ireland (TFI) Leap card will apply. All passengers under the age of 26 and children will pay half price and free travel passes will be honoured on the new service.
New fully accessible bus stops will be provided each showing timetables, route diagrams and other useful information about the service.
A map of the proposed routes and stops is shown below:
The Authority has provided urban bus networks in towns of similar size and diversity to Letterkenny elsewhere in the Country. Residents of these towns have responded well, and the services are growing in both usefulness and popularity.
We hope to have the service in place by the end of 2025.
In order to ensure that we provide the best service for residents, businesses and visitors to Letterkenny, we now want to hear from you. Please tell us if you support our proposal and your views on routes, stops, places served, times of operation etc.
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Letterkenny Town Bus Service Public Consultation
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is proposing to provide a local urban bus service in Letterkenny to operate within the town up to 17 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We plan to introduce two new routes connecting all four corners of the town to the town centre and key destinations en-route. There will be a bus every half hour in each direction, on each route starting from early morning and running until late at night.
A trip to the town centre will take about 15 minutes and over 80% of the population of the town will be within walking distance of a stop with over 60% within less than 400 meters. The routes will overlap on a shared section between the hospital, ATU, bus station, town centre and Skittle Alley providing for double the frequency of service on this higher demand corridor and the opportunity to change between routes.
The services will be operated by clean, low floor, fully accessible, high capacity, single deck buses. A standard flat fare of €2 for adults paying cash or €1.50 for adults using Transport for Ireland (TFI) Leap card will apply. All passengers under the age of 26 and children will pay half price and free travel passes will be honoured on the new service.
New fully accessible bus stops will be provided each showing timetables, route diagrams and other useful information about the service.
A map of the proposed routes and stops is shown below:
And more details on the proposal can be found at:
EN-LetterkennyTownServiceConsultation-202407.pdf
The Authority has provided urban bus networks in towns of similar size and diversity to Letterkenny elsewhere in the Country. Residents of these towns have responded well, and the services are growing in both usefulness and popularity.
We hope to have the service in place by the end of 2025.
In order to ensure that we provide the best service for residents, businesses and visitors to Letterkenny, we now want to hear from you. Please tell us if you support our proposal and your views on routes, stops, places served, times of operation etc.
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