Dublin Airport to Kilkenny

There is a train from Heuston @ 15.10 & 16.40 if you get into there in time.

Bus Eireann @ 15.15 from Zone 11.

Both a quick search on respective sites.

masterboy123 wrote: »

approx how much would it cost by taxi at 2 PM to get to Busaras or Heuston railway station from the Dublin airport?

Airlink bus goes directly to Busaras/Connolly for €6

It goes every 15 minutes

beyondbelief67 wrote: »

I don't think they would of arrived at the airport at that time though ?

I just thought to mention it as its only 30 minutes earlier and takes less time than the 5pm service. (it wasn't indicated what time the flight is due in)

I mentioned the Dublin Bus and Aircoach connections between the airport and town, as another option, if they wanted to get to Heuston Station.

The Luas between Bus Aras and Heuston Station is another option!:)

masterboy123 wrote: »

yea 1:30, JJ Kavanagh was best but plane is landing at 1:30 which means 30-40 min extra to come out of the airport.

a taxi driver gave me a fixed price of 27 euros from Airport to Heuston, looks like i would take this option and then rail to MacDonagh kilkenny

Why not take the bus from the airport to Busaras? It's €6. You can then get the Luas to Heuston which is what, €1.50? Then take your train to Kilkenny.

bikeman1 wrote: »

No idea why people are suggesting getting off the bus that is going to Heuston station and get on the luas to go there. The luas isn't that fast and the 747 setting down is not that slow! Not much in it.

Anyway OP according to the National Journey planner:

14:21 747 bus to Heuston Station arr 15:02 €6
15:10 Heuston - Kilkenny arr 16:35

I would hazard a guess that the 747 would arrive earlier than that, especially in August when the streets around town are quieter and getting around O'Connell St on the 747.

Of course that is the latest 747 you can catch to make the train, if you get out earlier you may catch one before that, and have plenty of time at Heuston.

I didn't know it went to Heuston but thanks for clarifying. That is why 'some people' were instructing him to get off, because we didn't know it went there.

bikeman1 wrote: »

No idea why people are suggesting getting off the bus that is going to Heuston station and get on the luas to go there. The luas isn't that fast and the 747 setting down is not that slow! Not much in it.

Anyway OP according to the National Journey planner:

14:21 747 bus to Heuston Station arr 15:02 €6
15:10 Heuston - Kilkenny arr 16:35

I would hazard a guess that the 747 would arrive earlier than that, especially in August when the streets around town are quieter and getting around O'Connell St on the 747.

Of course that is the latest 747 you can catch to make the train, if you get out earlier you may catch one before that, and have plenty of time at Heuston.

I suggested the Luas as one of a range of options for getting to Heuston Station, if for example, the person travelling from the airport, opted to take the Aircoach service into town.

The OP mentioned that getting a taxi, because of cost, would be the least preferable option, so I detailed the various public services, of which I am aware, that leave the airport into town and also the services from town to Heuston.

I did not suggest they alight the Dublin Bus service, to change for the Luas, that goes to Heuston. I mentioned the Luas as a way of getting to Heuston within 10-15 minutes, if they opted for the Aircoach service from the airport into town.

The aircoach airport - city centre service may not take as long as the Dublin Bus 747 Airlink service?

http://aircoach.ie/timetables/route-700-dublin-airport-dublin-city-centre

Aircoach estimate that their service takes 25 minutes from the airport into O'Connell St.

The details on the dublinbus.ie site about the 747 Dublin bus suggests that it may take 55 minutes to get from town to the airport at around 3pm.

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/7471/

"From 15:00hrs - 19:00hrs it can take up to 55 minutes to travel from O’Connell St. to Dublin Airport"

Can it also take that long, at that time, travelling from the airport into town?

schemingbohemia wrote: »

See I don't understand this, if I was unfamiliar with a place and had the option of a bus whose last stop is where I want to go, or use a taxi that could take any route (at significant expense ie via M50) i'd pick the former.

The OP made an enquiry to a taxi driver and got a quote of 27 euros for a taxi from the airport to Heuston. I guess that that's pretty much what the fare would be, even if the taxi was not booked in advance.

Perhaps they are opting to get an earlier train, for example the train at 3.10pm. If they get a taxi, following arrival at the airport after 2pm, and allowing for 30 -40 minutes to collect bags, they'd be more sure of making the connection for the train, than going by bus.

The 747 Airlink stops at Talbot Street, Gardiner Street, Cathal Brugha Street and O'Connell Street before going to Heuston, so that would eat up more time than going direct by taxi.

lxflyer wrote: »

The 747 does NOT stop at Busaras inbound - it serves Talbot Street, Gardiner Street, Cathal Brugha Street and O'Connell Street.


Typical inbound journey time is about 40 minutes to Heuston from the Airport.

thanks for the clarification, I have edited my post above to include the detail you gave.

I had mentioned Bus Aras, in relation to the possibility that intermediate stops on that service, would result in the journey from the airport taking longer to than it might by taxi, so now with three other stops in the city centre before O'Connell St, it might strengthen the reasoning for the OP's decision, if they were hoping to get that 3.10pm train at Heuston, to opt for the taxi over the bus.:)

I thought it did stop at Bus Aras because it mentions Bus Aras for both routes, to and from the airport and Heuston Station, on the timetable.

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/7471/

"Dublin Airport » 30mins » BusÁras (Central Bus Station) » 10mins » O'Connell St. » 20mins » Heuston Rail Station"

and

"Heuston Rail Station » 20mins » O'Connell St. » 10mins » BusÁras (Central Bus Station) » 30mins » Dublin Airport".

I understand that all the 747s, coming from Heuston to the airport, do stop at Bus Aras.

I have seen people going to the airport getting on the 747 when it leaves from Bus Aras at around 11.30pm, or shortly after 11.30pm, outside the main entrance.

lxflyer wrote: »

The point of my post was that it doesn't "loop the loop" around Busaras as was being implied - it keeps going.

I guess you are referring to my post, #24, which I edited.

I acknowledged the detail you gave and I corrected the reference in my message to the stops coming from the airport.

I had understood that the 747 heading from the airport to Heuston stopped at Bus Aras, because I see that service stop there on the way to the airport.

The other reason I thought it stopped at Bus Aras in both directions, is because Bus Aras is written on the 747 Airlink timetable for both directions on the Dublin Bus website.

Interestingly, there is no mention of Talbot Street on that page.

Why doesn't it just state Talbot Street, as the stop nearest Bus Aras?

I'm guessing they don't feel it necessary to be that specific because the stop at Talbot Street coming from the airport is only a drop off point?

Julius Seizure wrote: »

Maybe so that passengers for Busáras will use it? Like you can see Busáras from the stop, just because it doesn't circle the loop doesn't mean it doesn't serve it. It's like the 66 buses on Parkgate St, it's not technically Heuston but they note Heuston as that's what everyone uses it for. Interestingly enough it's not a dropoff only, you *could* pick up the 747 anywhere it stops but most don't as it's flat fare.

Can people take it from Talbot Street to Heuston Station, providing they pay 6 euros?

It'd probably be 6 or 7 euros from there to Heuston by taxi, so not much difference, (although the Luas would be less)

Julius Seizure wrote: »

In theory. Whether the drivers know or not that's another question... I don't see it handy in many situations unless you've got an annual travelwide and you're at Dame St. wanting to go to Heuston. Everywhere else is served by luas.

Don't forget - Dublin Bus rambler tickets are also valid on it.