Kildare → Athlone
Kildare to Athlone by train
Kildare
Athlone
A direct train runs from Kildare to Athlone, scheduled from 54 min, with 29 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 54 min (typically 1 h 07 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 29
- Operator
- Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail
- Stations
- Kildare → Athlone
- Straight-line distance
- 74 km
What this is based on
Arrive inAthlone →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 12 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Kildare to Athlone; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Irish Rail (Iarnrod Eireann). How Head Your Way works.
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