Travelling to Blanchardstown

riiight!

Hi, I will be getting a train upto Dublin soon enough. I hardly know my way around the city and will be arriving in Connolly station. I need to get to Blanchardstown shopping centre and was hoping to find out whats the best way to get there. what buses? does the Luas go there. Direction from O' Connell street would be great...

Polar101

Bus 39 or 39C go to the shopping centre. That's the easiest way, since you won't have to change buses/trains. No LUAS service there. 39's go from Hawkins Street just across the river.

riiight!

ok thanks. how long would the journey be approx? are the routes of the 39 and 39c the same one weekends and weekdays?

dsane1

Hi there you need to get to HAWKINS STREET for the 38/38a.Coming from connolly walk towards the liffey .Go across the liffey and turn right heading towards o Connell bridge .When you are about 50feet from o Connell bridge Hawkins street is the turn on the left .Hope this helps .It is about 10 mins from connolly .

riiight!

thanks a million for the replies. I have read that the bus journey can take ages due to traffic and stuff

Nevyn

http://www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/viewer.asp?route=39

Journey Time - 85 mins approx.

http://www.dublinbus.ie/your_journey/viewer.asp?route=38

Length of time depends on the traffic which depends on the time of day.

Mully

If you are getting a train to Connolly, check out the timetable for the Maynooth & Longford trains.

Both Castleknock & Coolmine stations are about a 15/20min walk from Shopping Centre. Fairly straight forward walks. Check google maps for directions.

The train is far quicker than the bus, & should be empty enough to get a seat.

Polar101

I'd say 45 minutes on the 39.. (give or take an hour. ) the 39 and 39c routes are the same to Blanch Shopping Centre.

mikemac

Mully wrote: »

If you are getting a train to Connolly, check out the timetable for the Maynooth & Longford trains.

Both Castleknock & Coolmine stations are about a 15/20min walk from Shopping Centre. Fairly straight forward walks. Check google maps for directions.

The train is far quicker than the bus, & should be empty enough to get a seat.

+1
The bus is sloooooooooow.
Since you'll be in Connolly you may as well get the train from there.
You'll get a seat no problem.

Just don't get out in Broombridge!

riiight!

Mully wrote: »

If you are getting a train to Connolly, check out the timetable for the Maynooth & Longford trains.

Both Castleknock & Coolmine stations are about a 15/20min walk from Shopping Centre. Fairly straight forward walks. Check google maps for directions.

The train is far quicker than the bus, & should be empty enough to get a seat.

oh that sounds good. I will be going past Longford and Maynooth on my train journey to dublin so should I get off at Maynooth or go to Connolly station and then get the other train?

markpb

Mully wrote: »

If you are getting a train to Connolly, check out the timetable for the Maynooth & Longford trains.

Both Castleknock & Coolmine stations are about a 15/20min walk from Shopping Centre. Fairly straight forward walks. Check google maps for directions.

The train is far quicker than the bus, & should be empty enough to get a seat.

I'd third this, it's the the fastest and most comfortable way to get ther. Shouldn't take more than 40 minutes. Like Mully said, it's fairly straight forward. If you go to Coolmine, cross the tracks and go straight up Coolmine Rd, keep going straight across Delwood Rd and you'll come to a T-junction. Cross the road and go into the park. Keep going straight through the park and take either Snugborogh Rd or Verdmond Rd and you'll end up at the back of the centre.

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riiight!

ok this seems like by far the best way to travel.thanks guys!

January

If your train stops in Coolmine on the way to Connolly then get off there.