In short
- buses.app lists 7 town bus routes in Dundalk and 4 in Drogheda.
- Dundalk route 174 leaves the bus station from 06:15 to 23:15 every day, about every 30 minutes.
- Drogheda routes D4 and D5 run from about 06:00 to 23:00 on weekdays and Saturdays.
- The town service fare is €1.50 with a Leap Card or €2.00 in cash in both towns.
buses.app lists 7 town bus routes in Dundalk and 4 in Drogheda. This guide shows which routes run all day, which finish early or skip Sundays, what a ticket costs and how to travel between the two towns and on to Dublin. All times below come from the timetables on buses.app.
Which bus routes run in Dundalk?
The core of the Dundalk network is three routes from Dundalk Bus Stn: 174 to Grange Drive, 174A to Fatima Drive and 174B to Bay Estate. Each has about 35 departures a day in each direction, roughly one every 30 minutes, and a trip takes between 10 and 18 minutes.
Four more routes have shorter operating days. Route 169 links Blackrock with Roden Place, with 9 departures each way on weekdays, 7 on Saturdays and 4 on Sundays. Route 916 is a loop from the town centre through Bay Estate and Dundalk R Pk, with 19 departures from Monday to Saturday. Route 917 is a loop from Roden Place by way of Grange Drive, with 21 departures from Monday to Saturday and 9 on Sundays. Route 918 runs between Dundalk and Willow Grove four times each way on weekdays and once on Saturdays.
When do the first and last buses leave in Dundalk?
Route 174 leaves Dundalk Bus Stn from 06:15 to 23:15 every day, Sundays included, and the last bus back from Grange Drive is at 23:26 on weekdays. Route 174A starts at 06:12 on weekdays and 06:50 at weekends, with the last departure at 23:20. Route 174B starts at 06:05 on weekdays and 07:30 at weekends, and its last bus leaves the station at 23:30.
The other routes stop in the early evening. The 916 loop runs from 07:15 to 17:15, the last 917 loop leaves Roden Place at 18:05, the last 169 from Roden Place to Blackrock is at 18:10 on weekdays, and the last 918 leaves at 17:45. Routes 916 and 918 have no Sunday departures in our data, so check the Dundalk timetables before a Sunday trip.
Which bus routes run in Drogheda?
Drogheda has two all-day town routes, both starting at Southgate SC: D4 to Linenfield and D5 to Aston Village. In the other direction both end at Deepforde. D4 leaves Southgate SC from 05:55 to 23:25 on weekdays and Saturdays, with 32 departures, and from 07:30 to 23:30 on Sundays, with 17. D5 runs from 06:10 to 22:55, with 31 departures, and from 08:00 to 23:00 on Sundays, with 16.
Route 173 runs from Dominick Street to Marley's Lane, with 33 departures on weekdays between 09:00 and 19:37 and 30 on Saturdays, and none on Sundays. Route 163 connects Drogheda Stn with Brú na Bóinne six times a day in each direction, every day of the week. The first bus leaves Drogheda Stn at 08:40 and the last at 17:45, and the trip takes about 35 minutes.
Where do the routes meet?
In Dundalk, the three 174 routes all start at Dundalk Bus Stn. Roden Place is served by routes 169, 174B and 917, and Louth County Hospl by routes 174, 174B and 917. In Drogheda, James Street is served by all four routes, while Drogheda Stn and Drogheda Bus are served by routes 163, D4 and D5. The stop pages show every route that calls at a stop.
How much is a bus ticket in Dundalk and Drogheda?
At the time of writing (October 2026), the Bus Éireann town service in both towns has one flat fare for the whole town network: €1.50 with a TFI Leap Card or €2.00 in cash for an adult. A child pays €0.65 with a Child Leap Card or €0.90 in cash. In Drogheda, young adults and students pay €0.75 with Leap; there is no cash discount for them.
Cash is paid to the driver, who does not give change, so have the exact fare ready. Children aged 0 to 4 travel free, and children aged 5 to 8 travel free with a Child (5–8) Leap Card. The National Transport Authority has announced that the town Leap single will rise from €1.50 to €1.65 in January 2027. Full lists are on the Dundalk and Drogheda ticket pages, and our Leap Card guide explains how the card works.
How do I travel between Dundalk and Drogheda, and on to Dublin?
The two towns are linked by both bus and train. The Dundalk to Drogheda page lists the departures of Bus Éireann, Matthews Coach Hire and Irish Rail, among others. From Drogheda, route 101 runs between Drogheda Bus and Dublin Busáras around the clock in our data, with one bus an hour through the night. For Dundalk, see the Dublin to Dundalk page.
How to use buses.app in Dundalk and Drogheda
Open the town page and pick your route to see every stop and departure, or search for your stop to see which buses call there. The journey planner finds a connection between two addresses, and each ticket page shows the date the fares were last checked.
