Service updates

Service Disruption for South Region on Friday May 1st, 2026

🔷Updated 09:43🔷


🔸🔸 Please be advised that some scheduled services may experience cancellations. For the latest information, please check the Real Time app or visit www.buseireann.ie/rtpi. Bus Éireann apologises for any inconvenience caused to customers🔸🔸





🚧Roadworks🚧

🔹Routes 214 & 31🔹

Customers are advised of a stop closure in Kent Station at The Lower Glanmire Road entrance from Saturday 2nd May until Tuesday 5th May. As a result, Routes 214 & 31 will not be able to serve stop 248041(Kent Station).

Passengers can access services for Routes 214 & 31 via stop 244461 across the road from Kent Station for the duration of the closure.

🔹Route 203🔹

Due to the temporary road closure at junction of Fairfield Road and Knockpogue Avenue from 5 May to 29 June inclusive, the Route 203 southbound service to Ballyphehane/Lehenaghmore will not operate via Fairfield Road bus stops 242521 and 242531.

An alternative temporary bus stop will be available on Upper Fairhill before it’s junction with Fairfield Avenue.

For the duration of the works, the service will continue southbound on Upper Fairhill, turn left onto Fairfield Avenue, before resuming normal route onto Knockpogue Avenue.

🔹Routes 202 & 202a🔹

Due to the temporary road closure of a section of Knockfree Avenue (between its junction with Churchfield Hill and the roundabout with St. Colmcille’s Road, Sunvalley Drive and Gurranabraher Road), from 5 May to 15 June 2026 inclusive, Routes 202 and 202A southbound services to Mahon will not operate via Churchfield Green bus stop 236911 or Churchfield Hill bus stops 236921, 236931 and 236941.

An alternative temporary bus stop will be available on St. Colmcille’s Road at Gerry O’Sullivan Park in addition to existing bus stops 236901 on Harbour View Road and 236951 on Gurranabraher Road.

For the duration of the works, the services will continue southbound (to Mahon) on Harbour View Road, turn right onto Baker’s Road and left onto St. Colmcille’s Road before resuming its normal route onto Gurranabraher Road.

🔹Route 214 & 216🔹

Due to a road closure between Frenches Quay and Sharman Crawford Street, services on Routes 214 and 216 will be affected as follows: Night-time closures (8:00pm – 6:00am):

Monday 27 April to Friday 1 May (5 nights)
Tuesday 5 May to Thursday 7 May (3 nights)

Outbound services will not be able to serve South Main Street during the above times.
Services will divert via Western Road, Donovan’s Road, College Road and Gregg Road, before resuming the normal route.
Inbound services are not affected.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their understanding.

🔹Route 212🔹

Please be advised that due to permanent roadworks on Centre Park Road, at its junction with Monahan Road, from 08:00 on Monday 13th April 2026 until 21:00 on Monday 13th July 2026, Route 212 services operating from Mahon Point to Cork Kent Station will be unable to serve stops along Centre Park Road for the duration of the works. Passengers are advised to use the next available stop at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Monahan Road.

Services operating in the opposite direction will operate as normal.

🔹Route 261🔹

Due to roadworks in Ballinacurra, stops 23991 & 237511 will be closed from Wednesday 11th March for approx. 8 weeks.
Stops at Mount Pleasant (244961) & Ballinacurra (244941) can be accessed by passenger.


For further information please check Realtime app or visit www.buseireann.ie/rtpi. Bus Eireann regrets any inconvenienceegrets any inconvenience