Bus Éireann has announced ‘significant enhancements’ to Route 257 which runs from Killarney to Macroom. (This Report appears in “Cork Beo” and was kindly brought to our attention…..S.R.)
The improved Route 257 will now operate seven days a week, with increased daily services between Killarney/Millstreet and Millstreet/Macroom.
Starting December 11, there will be five daily return services between Killarney and Millstreet (Monday to Saturday) with four return services on a Sunday.
Three return services will also operate daily between Millstreet and Macroom (Monday to Saturday) with two services operating on Sundays.
The improved services will also offer additional stops in Millstreet, offering passengers connection with rail services at Millstreet Train Station.
Senior Operations Manager, Aled Williams said: “Bus Éireann is delighted to introduce these new and improved services between Killarney and Macroom, significantly increasing services for people between County Kerry and Cork.
“Thanks to the National Transport Authority, through the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan this enhancement will also create four driver jobs in our Cork Depot.”Demand for our services in the South is higher now than pre-pandemic, this enhanced service will enable us to connect more people with who and what matters to them.”
