--- title: "The Lough Cork to Shannon – 3 ways by car, bus, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "The Lough Cork to Shannon is 94 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 54m. Cheapest: drive from €12. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/the-lough-cork-to-shannon" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/the-lough-cork-to-shannon.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from The Lough Cork to Shannon [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon) [Shannon to The Lough Cork](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shannon-to-the-lough-cork) **Fastest:** 1h 54m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €7\ by bus\ **Distance:** 94 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Sat 31 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 94 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 10 min quicker than the bus for €5 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Drive** best fastest 1h 54m€12–17 Estimated 120 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon) - [**Bus** cheapest Least hassle 2h 5m€7–102 Estimated 7 departures · Bus Éireann](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon) - [**Train** 2h 9m€54–107 Estimated 2 departures · Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon) - [**Taxi** 1h 54m€145–215 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:27 → 10:32 2h 5m · direct · Bus Éireann 51€66–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:49 → 12:21 3h 32m · 2 changes · Bus Éireann 214€7–17](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:18 → 11:30 2h 12m · 1 change · Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail InterCity€55–107](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 4. [09:27 → 11:32 2h 5m · direct · Bus Éireann 51€66–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [10:18 → 12:27 2h 9m · 1 change · Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail InterCity€54–106](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 6. [10:27 → 12:32 2h 5m · direct · Bus Éireann 51€66–102](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 7. [10:51 → 14:23 3h 32m · 2 changes · Bus Éireann 214€7–17](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 8. [10:55 → 13:07 2h 12m · direct · Citylink 251€42–64](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=The+Lough+Cork&to=Shannon&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t9) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from The Lough Cork to Shannon? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 54m door to door. The straight-line distance is 94 km. What is the cheapest way from The Lough Cork to Shannon? Bus is the cheapest, from €7. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from The Lough Cork to Shannon? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 2h 9m. How much is the bus from The Lough Cork to Shannon? Buses take about 2h 5m and cost €7–102 depending on operator and seat type. 7 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Shannon from The Lough Cork by road? About 120 km, roughly 1h 54m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €12–17; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Bus Éireann - Citylink Railways - Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Shannon American singer-songwriter (1967–1995) Richard Shannon Hoon was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995. 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