Train1h 35
DublinDublin HeustonKilkennyKilkenny MacDonagh
direct, an intermediate stop on the same Dublin-Waterford South Eastern line, not a separate service
Iarnrod Eireann
Route
Dublin to Kilkenny
2 ways to get from Dublin to Kilkenny
DublinDublin HeustonKilkennyKilkenny MacDonagh
- Train
- 1h 35 published
- Distance
- 125.3 km by road
- Operators
- Iarnrod Eireann
- Train 1h 35
- Transfer ~1h 36 est. drive
DublinKilkenny
- Train1h 35Dublin HeustonKilkenny MacDonagh
- Transfer~1h 36 est.any addressany address
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Transfer~1h 36 est. drive
Dublinany addressKilkennyany address
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The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Status
Kilkenny MacDonagh is an intermediate station on the Dublin Heuston-Waterford line, roughly 95km and under two hours from Dublin, served by the same trains that continue on to Thomastown and Waterford.
en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-15
Easy to get wrong
There is no separate 'Dublin-Kilkenny line' -- Kilkenny is served by whichever Dublin-Waterford trains call there, and a 2026 schedule change added extra evening departures specifically to improve that stop.
kilkennypeople.ie · checked 2026-09-15