Commuting Bray to DIT Aungier St? Possible?

shepthedog

Hey
Been offered a room in Bray as finding it impossible to find a room anywhere near Aungier Street or even on the luas line..
Just wondering has anyone done this commute or would it be madness?
I was thinking DART not by car but have a car also..Would imagine traffic would make this a non runner though.
Opinions please..

mateo

It's very possible. I know many people who come from Bray and beyond

spurious

By car would be madness.
DART to Pearse - nice walk to Aungier St.

Victor

Dublin Bus route 145 covers the following parts of Shankill / Bray with stops on St. Stephen's Green. Bus about every 10 minutes in the morning and about a 50 minute journey.

51 49 Shankhill R.C. Church
52 48 Shankhill (The GAP)
53 47 Crinkin Lane
54 46 Crinkin Chuch
55 45 Woodbrook Golf Club
56 44 Old Connaught
57 43 Sunnybank
58 42 Main St. / Bray Dart Station
59 41 Killarney Rd.
60 40 Killarney Lane
61 39 Herbert Rd.
62 38 Kilbride Lane
63 37 Ballywaltrim

http://www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/viewer.asp?route=145

shepthedog

Thanks guys... Was thinking about the DART alright... How far a walk is it from Pearse Street??

constellation

shepthedog wrote:

Thanks guys... Was thinking about the DART alright... How far a walk is it from Pearse Street??

Thirty minutes at a gentle stroll via Kildare Street and past Stephens Green shopping centre.

shepthedog

So probably take hour and half commute then?? Door to door say.. anyone forsee any problems??

Creamy Goodness

i'm living in bray and commute to kevin street.

it's an alright commute, some people have it worse.

i normally get the 7:40 dart (which is packed) that gets me into pearse station at 8:20 then i stroll up to kevin street via merion square->baggot street->diagonal through the green->cuffe street->kevin street. takes about 20 minutes moderate walking.

i go this route to avoid nassau st/kildare st./dawson st and grafton as they are always packed with people or delivery vans.

you could get the 145 as well as the 45, but the 145 leaves you closer to college at leeson street, then it's about a 10 minute walk to aungier street.

i'm going to start taking the bus next week (as i'll be buying a student bus/rail monthly ticket) to see if it's any way faster.

i know for a fact that bus is faster if a bus arrives immedialately for you, but i find busses are way to unpredictable due to traffic, which you don't have on the dart line.

Victor

Cremo wrote:

i know for a fact that bus is faster if a bus arrives immedialately for you, but i find busses are way to unpredictable due to traffic, which you don't have on the dart line.

Surely those buses operating through Donnybrook are more reliable than those through Ballsbridge?

Creamy Goodness

sorry should of mentioned this year my hours are fairly off peak and based "the bus is faster" on the fact that the bus i took was at 2:30 and was a 145.

only mentioned the 45 as an alternative but should never really be used unless it's totally off-peak.

and when it's peak time coming home you need to get the 145 at nassau street as it fills up by kildare street and leeson street.

Naikon

Cremo wrote:

i'm living in bray and commute to kevin street.

it's an alright commute, some people have it worse.

i normally get the 7:40 dart (which is packed) that gets me into pearse station at 8:20 then i stroll up to kevin street via merion square->baggot street->diagonal through the green->cuffe street->kevin street. takes about 20 minutes moderate walking.

Cremo, My journey is roughly the same in terms of distance and time, and I find walking to grafton street via Nassau street->Grafton street->lower Aungier street->Kevin street, is somewhat handier.

Creamy Goodness

aye it's pretty much of a muchness.

i avoid nassau street as well as it has a zumo, i can't pass one of them without buying a smoothie.

melekalikimaka

qbc pretty much all the way, bus is safer bet i thinks

mikemac

spurious wrote:

By car would be madness.
DART to Pearse - nice walk to Aungier St.

+1

20 minute walk at a fast pace.
Not sure can you take a shortcut through Trinity anymore-that saves a few minutes

constellation

micmclo wrote:

20 minute walk at a fast pace.
Not sure can you take a shortcut through Trinity anymore-that saves a few minutes

You can during regular hours (8-6ish or something). There is a new entrance to the right of the old entrance that faced Pearse station. I don't think going through Pearse saves much time but it's a nice break from drivers resting their hands on their horns - so long as you don't mind students.

Naikon

Cremo wrote:

i avoid nassau street as well as it has a zumo, i can't pass one of them without buying a smoothie.

Must.......resist..........SMOOTHIE!!!:p
Ah now, in fairness they are quite good. The problem is that it is socially acceptable to buy these at any time of the day, especially after being sardined in a train for a long time:D

Creamy Goodness

yes they are great, only fecking problem is their price.

also getting back on topic. OP if you're in a 10 any mornings you can get the 8:55 to balbriggin that lands in pearse at 9:30 as well, only taking you an hour to get to college instead of the usual 1hour 30minutes.