Dublin to Limerick

T1890

Just wondering does anybody on here make this journey on a friday evening and if so how long would it usually take if I left at around 6?

Thanks

helios

2.5 hours typically when I do it.

ninty9er

Once you pass the Red Cow it's about an hour and a half, tailbacks in Mountrath permitting.

golden

I used to do that commute every friday evening it can be from 2.5 hours to 3.5 hours. Bank holiday weekends is longer, I found it better to leave Dublin around 6.30 to 7.00

I can always remember seeing a artic or slow moving vehicle at the end of Portlaoise Bypass just where it goes into single lane.

Mountrath is a bottle neck as above poster said.

h3000

ninty9er wrote: »

Once you pass the Red Cow it's about an hour and a half, tailbacks in Mountrath permitting.

That is a little optimistic I would think. It's approx 115 miles to the Red Cow from the Parkway retail park, to drive that distance in 1.5hrs you would have to do an average of about 77mph (not going to happen in fairness). It would take at least 2hrs closer to 2.5hrs to do that journey.

ninty9er

h3000 wrote: »

That is a little optimistic I would think. It's approx 115 miles to the Red Cow from the Parkway retail park, to drive that distance in 1.5hrs you would have to do an average of about 77mph (not going to happen in fairness). It would take at least 2hrs closer to 2.5hrs to do that journey.

I can do Galsnevin to Sarsfield Bridge in about 2:15

h3000

ninty9er wrote: »

I can do Galsnevin to Sarsfield Bridge in about 2:15

Legally? What time of the day?

You must be far luckier than I am with traffic jams and traffic lights

golden

h3000 wrote: »

Legally? What time of the day?

You must be far luckier than I am with traffic jams and traffic lights

That is what I was thinking there is too many speed checks along the way.

Tinytony

ninty9er wrote: »

Once you pass the Red Cow it's about an hour and a half, tailbacks in Mountrath permitting.

Give or take half an hour is it?

Dubious enough on this. I do this trip almost every 2nd weekend and getting from Red Cow to Finnegans in anything less than 2hrs is very rare on a friday evening.

Hansel

h3000 wrote: »

Legally?

Impossible.
Sticking with speed limits I'd say you'd be lucky to make it in 2.5 hours.

ninty9er

The M7 is 60km long, that's where the legally part comes into play. That bit takes about 20-22 mins. The rest causes a bit of a headache with people hogging at 80 in 100 zones.

That's about 6pm on a Sunday though.

h3000

ninty9er wrote: »

The M7 is 60km long, that's where the legally part comes into play. That bit takes about 20-22 mins.

Are you sure thats an average of 180kph which is a bit excessive. Don't get me wrong now I don't hang about especially on longer journeys but your times just seem to be very quick.

Tinytony

ninty9er wrote: »

That's about 6pm on a Sunday though.

He asked about Friday evening.

Tinytony

ninty9er wrote: »

The M7 is 60km long, that's where the legally part comes into play. That bit takes about 20-22 mins. The rest causes a bit of a headache with people hogging at 80 in 100 zones.

That's about 6pm on a Sunday though.

It takes me exactly 22 mins from the start of the M7 to the Curragh turn off (going towards Dublin) and there's another 15/20 mins from there to the Red Cow.

lasno

The time taken would depend on whether you are driving a car, taking the bus or the train. You did not say which mode of transport you wished to use.

zuroph

15 seconds, focking floored it.

ninty9er

h3000 wrote: »

Are you sure thats an average of 180kph which is a bit excessive. Don't get me wrong now I don't hang about especially on longer journeys but your times just seem to be very quick.

160 would be more like it, but M50-Limerick City Centre can be done in 2:25 legally if you avoid peak traffic(which the OP could do by leaving after 6:30), I know someone that commutes once a week that does it in less than 2 on a Friday afternoon leaving Dublin at 2 (which the OP could do by leaving after 6:30).

The hold ups occur getting stuck behind people who fluctuate between 70-90 and plough through towns at the same speed oblivious to the fact there's a 2 mile tailback behind them...but if you want to talk about that join us over on motors

LB6

Don't forget about the 8km stretch of Dual "Cabbage" Way just before/after Nenagh (depening on whether ur coming from Limerick or Dublin) - when you have people actually driving at 60km there - what's that speed limit about? Then you get tailbacks!

DubLegs

I do the drive every second weekend also, and usually takes 2hrs 10 - 2hrs 20! Best bet is to leave dublin after 6.30 or else your sitting in traffic or slow moving traffic on the N7/M7 as far as Portlaoise. If it's a weekend give yourself minium 2hrs 30mins upwards, and prepare for traffic through all towns.
I'm lucky though i'm after the red cow and usually heading to just after Finnegans!