By rail
Córas Iompar Ãireann
Both Iarnród Ãireann and Bus Ãireann are separate parts of a state-owned company, which is sometimes still known by its old name of CIE Córas Iompar Ãireann, which means Irish Travel Company.They both arrive at the same location in Sligo, at the junction of Strandhill Road and Lord Edward Street. The train station is called Stáisiúin Mhic Dhiarmada, named after Seán MacDiarmada, a signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic in 1916, and originally from nearby County Leitrim.
Irish Rail
operates eight trains per day Monday to Sunday from Dublin's Connolly Station. The trip takes a little over 3 hours and adult prices range from â¬32 to â¬44 with price reductions for children under 12, students with valid student ID and free travel for children under 3. Oddly enough, the price for a return journey is exactly the same as for a single one. If your travelling days are variable, travel Monday to Thursday or Saturday, as tickets are more expensive on Friday and Sunday the busier days.
By plane
Aer Arann
(http://www.aerarann.ie) operate two flights per day from Dublin IATA: DUB 40 minute flight to Sligo Airport IATA: SXL, and four flights per week from Manchester IATA: MAN airport 80 minutes.Sligo airport (http://www.sligoairport.com/) is about 8 km 5 mi west of the town, in Strandhill, but public transportation links are not great. Bus Ãireann run buses route 472 seven times a day five times on Sa, not at all on Su starting across the road from the bus station, picking-up and setting-down at the airport only on request. A taxi will cost you between â¬10 to â¬15, depending on number of passengers, time of day/night, Etc.