Irish Citylink
| Parent | ComfortDelGro |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Galway, Ireland |
| Service area | Ireland |
| Destinations | |
| Fleet | |
| Website | citylink.ie |
Irish Citylink is an Irish based subsidiary of Singaporean company ComfortDelGro, which provides bus services between some of Ireland's major cities and towns.
History
[edit]In 2010, Citylink contracted the running of its bus services to Callinan Coaches while remaining in control of sales and marketing of its routes.[1]
From midnight on the 30 March 2020 Citylink cancelled all its Irish bus services indefinitely as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Services resumed on 31 July 2020 with buses operating at reduced capacity in line with National Transport Authority guidelines.
As of 2022, Citylink was back operating at full capacity in-line with Government regulations and the end of the lockdown periods in Ireland.
GoBus Acquisition
[edit]In 2022, Citylink announced the acquisition of Galway based carrier GoBus, bringing their daily departures to over 100 direct, express, and multi-stop services. In 2024, the GoBus brand was discontinued and liveries and uniforms were brought in-line with the overall Citylink brand.
Services
[edit]As of October 2024, Citylink was operating on nine routes:[3]
- Galway – Dublin City non-stop express (Route 660)
- Galway – Dublin Airport non-stop express (Route 760)
- Galway - Dublin Airport via Dublin City (Route 761)
- Galway - Ballina (Route 430)
- Galway – Limerick – Cork – Cork Airport express (Route 251)
- Galway – Clifden (Route 923)
- Galway – Ballinasloe – Athlone – Dublin commuter (Route 763)
- Limerick – Dublin Airport (Route 712X)
- Castlebar - Dublin City & Airport (Route 721)
- Cork to Dublin City & Airport (Route 707)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joe Dermody (20 March 2020). "Citylink outsources routes in €30m deal". Galway Bay FM. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Galway headquartered firm Citylink to cancel all services from midnight". Galway Bay FM. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Main Bus Routes". citylink.ie. Retrieved 6 May 2017.