Roads

The N78 national secondary road connects Athy with Kilkenny in the south and connects with the M9 and M7 motorways to Dublin in the north allowing easy access to Ireland's busiest urban centres.

Bus

As with all provincial towns, Athy is well served by bus with both CIE and private operators offering a quality service linking the town to other urban centres. The South Kildare Community Transport was initiated recently providing communters with regular access to and from Athy's satelite towns and villages. Click on the links below to view up to date timetables. Some of the documents below are PDF documents. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking here

Train

Train service to and from the town is also very reliable and frequent. Athy is on the Waterford mainline rail system allowing passengers and commuters regular service to urban areas such as Dublin, Waterford and Carlow. Click here to view an up to date timetable on the Iarnrod Eireann Website.

Parking in the Town

The town has reasonable parking facilities located in different areas around the town. However, Pay Parking was introduced into the town a few years ago and is 50c an hour. Major supermarkets have their own free car parking facilities.