Irishrail.ie fare deals. How to book?

D.L.R.

How do you book a fare deal?

eg, as advertised on irishrail.ie:
"Dublin-Cork from 16 euro, on selected trains Mon-Thu".

it states that these deals are only available online.

when I click the fare deal box, it displays the trains/times that I can avail of the offer.

so I try to book Dublin-Cork, on such a selected train.

but when I select my train, there is no mention of the fare deal. only the regular price for adult/child/student etc.

HOW do you book the deal?? its driving me nuts. am I missing something obvious?

fh041205

D.L.R. wrote: »

How do you book a fare deal?

eg, as advertised on irishrail.ie:
"Dublin-Cork from 16 euro, on selected trains Mon-Thu".

it states that these deals are only available online.

when I click the fare deal box, it displays the trains/times that I can avail of the offer.

so I try to book Dublin-Cork, on such a selected train.

but when I select my train, there is no mention of the fare deal. only the regular price for adult/child/student etc.

HOW do you book the deal?? its driving me nuts. am I missing something obvious?

AFAIK the reduction is applied after you book the ticket.

Ckal

Oh... you only get the really cheap tickets if you book online? That sucks, I aint gots a credit card.

Oh wait, you can pay by laser!

fh041205

Ckal wrote: »

Oh... you only get the really cheap tickets if you book online? That sucks, I aint gots a credit card.

You could use someone elses I suppose. They might take laser either. Actually now that I think of it, can they not make bookings for you at certain stations???

monument

Ckal wrote: »

Oh... you only get the really cheap tickets if you book online? That sucks, I aint gots a credit card.

Here you go...

https://www.3v.ie/

Ckal

Just saw that they take laser. I'm getting my aib student card in a few days, they work as laser now.

LOL, the student ticket is more expensive than the adult ticket. :pac:

Ham'nd'egger

Ckal wrote: »

Just saw that they take laser. I'm getting my aib student card in a few days, they work as laser now.

LOL, the student ticket is more expensive than the adult ticket. :pac:

In which case, book the adult one Be aware that not every journey gets the discounted rate so you may find booking an hour earlier or later can save or cost you a few €.

When you are on the window for booking your train time, there is a box below your return trip list; click to see how much your ticket is including the sale price.

Victor

fh041205 wrote: »

You could use someone elses I suppose.

Note. To collect your ticket from a machine, you need that credit card. Alternatively, you need the booking reference so you can collect it from the desk.

fh041205

Victor wrote: »

Note. To collect your ticket from a machine, you need that credit card. Alternatively, you need the booking reference so you can collect it from the desk.

Booking ref. precisely...