Buses travel to Knockbeg from Timahoe via Stradbally, from Baltinglass, Rathvilly and Tullow, from Crettyard, from Graiguenaspideogue, from Bagenalstown, The Royal Oak and Leighlinbridge.Some travel direct to Knockbeg while others link up with a shuttle bus to Knockbeg from Carlow train station. Some are Bus Eireann and some are private. Details of telephone numbers, prices ( in the case of the private operators )approximate times and pickup points follow. Bus Eireann forms are available from the College office.
Tolerton - Knockbeg / Spruhan's
Bus Eireann
The Rushes / Tolerton - 7.40 / Pedigree Corner - 7.45 / Arles - 7.55 / Ballickmoyler - 8.05 / Three Counties, Maganey - 8.15
Timahoe - Stradbally - Knockbeg
Martin Moore Bus Hire Fee €35 per week Mob: 0868352708
Timahoe - 7.40 / Timogue Cross - 7.50 / Stradbally ( Market House and Dunne's ) - 8.00 / Ballintubbert / Cranagh / The Mill Cross / Ballylinan / Arles / Ballickmoyler / Knockbeg.
Crettyard - Carlow / M & A Coaches
Bus Eireann
Crettyard Cross - 7.30 / Newtown Cross - 7.35 / Moores Cross - 7.40 / Tolerton Cross - 7.42 / Kelloguefare - 7.45 / Killeshin - 8.00 ( Knockbeg students change to Val Callinan's bus at Killeshin N.S. ) / Carlow.
Baltinglass - Carlow
Castledermot Coaches Fee €33 per week Mob: 0872615013
Baltinglass - Quinn's garage 7.50 and Winders garage 7.55 / Individual stops on the route by request / Castledermot - 8.10 / Station Rd. Carlow - 8.30 ( Link to Shuttle bus for Knockbeg )
Tullow - Knockbeg via Rathvilly
Gem Coaches Fee €22.50 ( one way ), €45 return Tel: 059-9152999 / Mob: 0872258367
Tullow - 7.15 a.m. ( starting at Carlow Rd.) / Ballyconnell / Clonmore / Hacketstown - 7.50 a.m. ( Docter's surgery ) / Square in Rathvilly / Carlow ( St. Leo's - Pickup of Knockbeg students from Baltinglass run and any other students requiring transport to Knockbeg - space permitting )
Bagenalstown - Knockbeg
Martin Callinan Fee €4 per day / €20 per week Tel: 0599141619 Mob: 0866478277
Royal Oak 8.00 a.m. / Bagenalstown ( Church Rd. - outside Health Centre ) 8.05 a.m. / Leighlinbridge Church carpark 8.15 a.m. / Knockbeg 8.35 a.m.
Leighlinbridge - Knockbeg
Bus Eireann
Leighlinbridge 7.10 a.m. / Ballinabrannagh 7.20 / Bilboa Cross 7.25 / Gallows Hill 7.30 / Augharue Cross 7.37 / Biloa Cross 7.43 / Whelan's Cross 7.46 / Rossmore Cross 7.52 Waterworks 7.58 / Killeshin 8.00 / Graiguecullen 8.05 / Knockbeg 8.10
A number of other Bus eireann routes arrive at Carlow train station from which a shuttle bus runs to Knockbeg. Information on these can be obtained from the College.