Where can I get a map of Dublin showing Dublin Bus routes?

useruser

Subject says it all really, there doesn't seem to be anywhere to go to get route maps for Dublin bus. I only recently realised that there are 2 other bus routes that serve my area but involve a slightly longer walk (5 minutes or so). It would be nice to just look at a map and quickly see exactly what routes are available.

Ruu_Old

Is this what you are looking for?

useruser

Ruu wrote:

Is this what you are looking for?

Thanks Ruu, unfortunately not, this doesn't have a decent map so it's difficult (or impossible) to tell what the exact route of a particular bus is.

MiniD

useruser wrote:

Thanks Ruu, unfortunately not, this doesn't have a decent map so it's difficult (or impossible) to tell what the exact route of a particular bus is.

Hi User,
A full route network map of Dublin Bus can be bought at their head office on O'Connell Street. Price 2 euro. If it's just your local area you need information for, you can also pick up a free local area guide in there too. These are free of charge and include a map of your local area with the bus routes highlighted. It also has timetables of your local routes.

useruser

MiniD wrote:

Hi User,
A full route network map of Dublin Bus can be bought at their head office on O'Connell Street. Price 2 euro. If it's just your local area you need information for, you can also pick up a free local area guide in there too. These are free of charge and include a map of your local area with the bus routes highlighted. It also has timetables of your local routes.

Thanks MiniD, that's exactly what I'm looking for, I'll drop in and pick one up. It's a pity that they don't also have this online.

Wishbone Ash

The Ordnance Survey City Atlas Series - Dublin City and District Street Guide shows bus routes, termini and numbers super-imposed on the maps. Available in most book shops, filling stations etc. http://www.osi.ie/mapping/maps/street.asp

Stark

I'd also recommend that. I find it indispensable.

KC61

Wishbone Ash wrote:

The Ordnance Survey City Atlas Series - Dublin City and District Street Guide shows bus routes, termini and numbers super-imposed on the maps. Available in most book shops, filling stations etc. http://www.osi.ie/mapping/maps/street.asp

I would exercise caution in using this as the amount of mistakes with regard to bus routes in the guide is phenomenal.

The DB local service guides are better but still have glaring errors (such as the 14/14A terminating in Ballinteer, eighteen months after they were extended to Dundrum!), or containing rail timetables that expired one month after they were published!

Wishbone Ash

KC61 wrote:

I would exercise caution in using this as the amount of mistakes with regard to bus routes in the guide is phenomenal

Fair enough but, like Stark, I wouldn't be without it.

Victor

MiniD wrote:

Hi User,
A full route network map of Dublin Bus can be bought at their head office on O'Connell Street. Price 2 euro. If it's just your local area you need information for, you can also pick up a free local area guide in there too. These are free of charge and include a map of your local area with the bus routes highlighted. It also has timetables of your local routes.

You can get the loacl area guides in some Dublin Bus ticket agents.

SkippyCraig

useruser wrote: »

Subject says it all really, there doesn't seem to be anywhere to go to get route maps for Dublin bus. I only recently realised that there are 2 other bus routes that serve my area but involve a slightly longer walk (5 minutes or so). It would be nice to just look at a map and quickly see exactly what routes are available.

I just did a bit of googling and came across both this thread and a very handy website which seems to do exactly what you're looking for. I won't show every route together for me for some reason, but if you know from the DB website what routes go near you then you can check them on the link below:

http://www.dublincitybus.com


[Oh and before anyone grumbles I have no connection to the site or it's creator, and only just found it a few minutes ago so can't be blamed for any shortcomings!]

edanto

The contrast between dublincitybus.com and http://www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/search_by_map.asp is pretty shocking. Dublin Bus really don't care how hard it is to find the bus you might be looking for, do they?

Exhibit number two - http://www.131500.info/realtime/default.asp

peter1892

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Fair enough but, like Stark, I wouldn't be without it.

Unless I'm mistaken the current edition of the Dublin Street Atlas has been in print for a few years now & probably needs to be revised again. the one I have is the 6th edition - it's pretty accurate but I bought my copy in early 2006. I'd imagine there are some new estates that have been built since then & no doubt a few bus routes have also changed.

icdg

The current version is the one with the Luas on the front - not sure what revision that is but I think it made an appearance in later 2006/early 2007?

peter1892

icdg wrote: »

The current version is the one with the Luas on the front - not sure what revision that is but I think it made an appearance in later 2006/early 2007?

That's the one I have - definitely bought it in january 2006. Unless there's been another update since then.

Victor

This: http://www.osi.ie/mapping/maps/street.asp

6th edition, about 12-18 months old, data is a little older.

spacetweek

Just Routes, though their site is a little ropey.

HydeRoad

Just clicked in an arbitrary route. It tells me I can get route 14 from Harolds Cross bridge to O'Connell Street. So that's not very credible, then...

KC61

A new edition of the Dublin Bus Route Network Guide is now available priced EUR 3.00 from Dublin Bus Head Office.

It is up to date to January of this year, and is a good comprehensive guide, based on the Ordnance Survey map of Dublin.

Unfortunately, it was published ahead of the introduction of the 140 and the 102/230 merger.