Transportation in Letterkenny is quite well developed. Bus Éireann and Lough Swilly Bus Company are the two bus companies that operate here, while Waterside Station is the nearest railway station.

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Transportation in Letterkenny



Transportation in Letterkenny is quite well developed. You can avail of air, rail and road transportation for The Letterkenny Folk Festival brings together many European folk-dance teams every August. The Donegal Motor Rally takes place each June with Letterkenny as its base.travel in Letterkenny. Some of the modes of transportation in Letterkenny are:

Rail

The town used to be connected with the extensive narrow gauge rail network of County Donegal. This rail network provided connections to Derry to Lifford and Strabane, to Gweedore and Burtonport, and to Carndonagh, north of Derry. The rail system was built in the late 19th century. Today, the nearest railway station to County Donegal is Waterside Station in the nearby City of Derry. This station is owned and run by Northern Ireland Railways (N.I.R.) and runs - via Coleraine - to Belfast.

Road

Road Transport is well developed in Letterkenny. Bus Éireann operates a number of bus services from its bus depot to Dublin, Derry and Galway a number of times daily. Many private coach companies also run daily services to and from the town. The Lough Swilly Bus Company operates a local transport service in cooperation with Bus Éireann.

Recently, access from Dublin has improved with motorable roads being constructed along the route. It takes three and a half hours for cars to complete the Dublin-Letterkenny journey. Galway is 4 hours journey by car while it takes 2 hours to reach Belfast. Taxi services are available from Main Street at The Market Square. Two national primary roads the N13 from the South (Stranorlar) and the N14 from the West (Lifford) serve the town.

Air

The nearest airport to Letterkenny is City of Derry Airport, which is located about 48 km to the east at Eglinton. Daily flights to London, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool and Nottingham are available from this Airport.Donegal Airport, which is locally known as Carrickfinn Airport is also less than an hour away and is located to the west in The Rosses. Aer Arann Airlines operates two flights daily from Donegal Airport to Dublin and daily flights to Glasgow. The nearest major international airport to Letterkenny is Belfast International Airport also known as Aldergrove Airport. This Airport is located to the south-east at Aldergrove, near Antrim Town, in County Antrim.

With such a well developed Transportation in Letterkenny, you can be assured of a very convenient and comfortable journey here.

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