Letterkenny Town Bus Service in Letterkenny Plan and Local Transport Plan 2023-2029
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, aligned to the objectives and policies for enhancement of the local urban public transport network for Letterkenny as set out in the Letterkenny Plan and Local Transport Plan 2023-2029.
NTA plans to introduce two new routes. 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 map of the proposed routes and stops is shown below in the attached Letterkenny Consultation Report document.
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.
Clean, low floor, fully accessible, high capacity, single deck buses
The services will be operated by clean, low floor, fully accessible, high capacity, single deck buses. A simple fare structure aligned to the National Fares Strategy will apply, consistent with other PSO town bus network (currently this is a standard flat fare of €2 for adults paying cash or €1.50 for adults using Transport for Ireland (TFI) Leap card). 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.
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.
Following public consultation
Following this public consultation, the NTA will now engage with Donegal County Council to agree stop locations, designs and installation. We hope to have the service in place by the end of 2026.
