Waterford Transport

The 165 kilometre journey to Dublin takes just two hours. The N25 route to Cork and Wexford is also easily accessible.

Waterford Bus Station serves the city of Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. It is situated on the quay in Waterford. It was opened in 1987 and redeveloped in 2000. There are 16 stands for buses. The station has a shop, travel centre, security offices, toilets and ticket desk and machines. The bus station is used by Bus Éireann for regional services mainly although some city centre services depart form the station. Most city centre buses depart from the Clock Tower bus stop beside the station.

Intercity train services operate from Plunkett Station in the city. The station is located across Rice Bridge on the north side of the city. There are two bays at the west end of the station. These are platform 5 and 6 respectively. 

The station is a significant interchange. It is the terminus for InterCity services from Dublin Heuston and InterCity services from Limerick Junction. Travel to Limerick Junction provides onward connections to Cork, Kilarney, Tralee, Limerick, Ennis, Athenry and Galway.

There are seven daily trains in each direction between Waterford - Dublin Mondays to Saturdays inclusive. The fastest of these trains being the 07.10 Waterford - Dublin which completes the journey in exactly 1 hour and 50 minutes. On Sundays there are four trains each way. There are two trains each way between Waterford - Limerick Junction Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.

Daily flights to and from Birmingham and London Luton operate from Waterford Regional Airport. Waterford is also the closest deep water port to mainland Europe