J.J. Kavanagh's
Two buses depart Carlow from Monday to Saturday which service Hacketstown, leaving the coach park in Carlow at 12:00pm and 5:10pm. Two buses make the return journey at 7:30am and 2:00pm. The journey takes between 70 and 80 minutes.
By car
From Dublin, Hacketstown is about 90 minutes away. Take the N7/M7 past Naas and take the signposted turn for Carlow to join the M9 motorway. Continue towards Carlow, and turn left onto the R747 after Ballitore, then through Baltinglass and onto Hacketstown.
Alternatively, for a more scenic route, go straight through Blessington, pass the Blessington Lakes and then travel through Baltinglass and Kiltegan before arriving in Hacketstown.
From Cork and the south-west, take the N8 to Abbeyleix or another road if more appropriate, look out for the signposted route for reaching Carlow town and follow the directions below.
From Carlow, take the R726 'Hacketstown Road', zigzag through the crossroads at Killerig following signposts along the way then take the R727 onto Hacketstown.