In short
- buses.app lists 4 bus routes in Wexford and 5 in Tralee.
- Wexford loops WX1 and WX2 start at Wexford Stn and run from Monday to Saturday.
- Tralee routes 290A and 290B leave The Square once an hour from Monday to Saturday.
- No Wexford route has Sunday departures in our data; in Tralee only routes 278 and 283 run on Sundays.
buses.app lists 4 bus routes in Wexford and 5 in Tralee. Both are daytime networks: most routes run from Monday to Saturday and finish around 18:00, so it pays to check the last departure before you set out. This guide covers the routes, the times and what we can and cannot tell you about fares. All times come from the timetables on buses.app.
Which bus routes run in Wexford?
The Wexford town network is two loops that start and end at Wexford Stn. WX1 runs out by way of Drinagh Rtl Pk and takes about 35 minutes for the full circuit, with 30 stops. WX2 runs by way of Clonard Vllge and takes about 33 minutes, with 29 stops.
Two more routes use the same station stop. Route 877 is a 30-minute loop from Wexford Stn by way of Kyle Cross. Route 859 is a single weekday trip from Enniscorthy to Wexford Business Pk, leaving at 07:00. All four routes call at Wexford Stn, and WX1, WX2 and 859 also call at Trinity Street.
When do buses run in Wexford?
On weekdays WX1 has 18 departures from Wexford Stn between 07:10 and 18:00, and WX2 has 17 between 07:45 and 18:20. On Saturdays WX1 runs from 07:30 to 18:00, with 17 departures, while WX2 starts later, at 11:40, and has 11 departures until 18:20. Route 877 has 11 departures on weekdays between 08:10 and 17:50 and 10 on Saturdays from 08:50.
None of the four Wexford routes has a Sunday departure in our data, and nothing leaves Wexford Stn after 18:20. The full timetables are on the Wexford routes page.
Which bus routes run in Tralee?
Tralee has two town routes from The Square. 290A runs to MTU Kerry North in about 32 minutes and 290B runs to Manor West in about 37 minutes; both then return to The Square. A third route, TT02, links MTU Kerry South with MTU Kerry North in about 17 minutes.
Two longer routes connect the town with places outside it. Route 278 runs between Fenit and Tralee Denny Street in about 45 minutes, and route 283 runs between Currow and Tralee in 70 to 80 minutes. Univ Hosp Kerry is served by routes 278, 283, 290A and 290B, and Tralee Bus Station by routes 278, 283 and TT02.
When do buses run in Tralee?
From Monday to Saturday, 290A leaves The Square from 08:00 to 18:00 and 290B from 08:15 to 18:15, each with 10 departures, which is about one an hour. Neither has Sunday departures in our data. TT02 runs on weekdays only: 6 trips from MTU Kerry South between 08:20 and 14:35, and 9 trips back from MTU Kerry North between 10:10 and 18:10.
Routes 278 and 283 are the only ones that run seven days a week. Route 278 has 7 departures in each direction on weekdays and Sundays and 8 on Saturdays. It leaves Fenit from 07:45 and Tralee Denny Street from 09:00; the last bus from Tralee is at 21:40, or 23:15 on Saturdays. Route 283 has 4 departures each way on weekdays, 5 on Saturdays and 3 on Sundays, leaving Currow from 07:30 and Tralee Bus Station from 08:35. The full timetables are on the Tralee routes page.
How much is a bus ticket in Wexford and Tralee?
We publish only fares that we have checked against an official source, and at the time of writing (October 2026) we have not confirmed the town fares for Wexford or Tralee. We therefore give no prices here. The Wexford and Tralee ticket pages list only what we have verified; for a price, check the Transport for Ireland fares page listed under the sources, or ask the driver before you travel.
Some rules apply across Ireland. An adult TFI Leap Card costs €10 to start, made up of a €5 refundable deposit and €5 of travel credit, and is sold at more than 2,000 agents, including all post offices. Children aged 0 to 4 travel free, and children aged 5 to 8 travel free with a Child (5–8) Leap Card. People aged 66 and over who live in Ireland travel free on all TFI services with a Free Travel pass. Our Leap Card guide has the details.
How do I get from Wexford and Tralee to other cities?
From Wexford, Bus Éireann runs between Wexford Stn and Dublin Busáras; the fastest trip in our data takes 2 h 15 min, and departures are on the Dublin to Wexford page. Wexford Bus and Bus Éireann both run on the Wexford to Waterford relation, where the fastest trip takes 55 minutes.
From Tralee, the fastest connections in our data are by train from Tralee Casement Station: 34 minutes to Killarney and 1 h 58 min to Cork (Kent). Bus Éireann also runs on both relations from Tralee Bus Station. See the Tralee to Killarney and Tralee to Cork pages; for Limerick, Dublin Coach and Bus Éireann coaches are listed on the Tralee to Limerick page.
