6 Abbey St Lower to Howth Station

Operated by Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus. First bus 05:30, last bus 00:10. 40 journeys on weekdays. Fares: TFI zonal, cheaper with a Leap Card — more.

Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–01:03. Monday–Saturday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.

Wanted a different 6? 110 other bus routes are numbered 6 elsewhere in the UK — see every 6 bus timetable by area.

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

• Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026
  The operator’s data shows its ordinary Friday timetable for this date, which usually means its Christmas Day times have not been published yet. Check with Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus before you travel.
• Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026
  towards Howth Station: 18 journeys, first 07:10 towards Abbey St Lower: 17 journeys, first 07:45
• New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027
  The operator’s data shows its ordinary Friday timetable for this date, which usually means its New Year's Day times have not been published yet. Check with Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus before you travel.

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Timetable data from Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus via Ireland's National Transport Authority. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.