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Best public transport Dublin -> Mullingar on a Friday evening

  • 16-09-2008 10:30pm
    #1
    IRLConor
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    Does anyone know what the best option for getting from Dublin to Mullingar on a Friday evening is?

    The two options I have at the moment are:

    Bus: Departs Busáras 1900, Arrives Mullingar 2030
    Train: Departs Connolly 1905, Arrives Mullingar 2017

    Which would be the most pleasant/reliable? Will they both be rammed with commuters or has the rush mostly died down by then on Fridays?

    Is there another, better option that I should be looking at?


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  • #2
    Javan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭Javan


    IRLConor wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the best option for getting from Dublin to Mullingar on a Friday evening is?

    The two options I have at the moment are:

    Bus: Departs Busáras 1900, Arrives Mullingar 2030
    Train: Departs Connolly 1905, Arrives Mullingar 2017

    Which would be the most pleasant/reliable? Will they both be rammed with commuters or has the rush mostly died down by then on Fridays?

    Is there another, better option that I should be looking at?

    I used to get the 19:00 from Busaras regularly. You'll always get a seat if you get on at Busaras, and the delays are usually reserved for bank holidays and the like. I never got the train. I expect it would be more comfortable, and slightly more prone to cancellations.

    The one advantage of the bus, IMO, is that there is another at 23:00. So you can happily go out for a pint or three after work, and even get some kip on the way home after.


  • #3
    T Corolla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 611 ✭✭✭T Corolla


    The train is the best by far. It maybe a little more expensive but it is more comfortable than the Bus. On a friday evening it can take longer for the bus to get through with traffic.


  • #4
    jill_valentine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    Train is infinitely more comfortable yeah, I'd always take the train over the bus. The bus can get pretty jammed as it goes on. You'll get a seat, but it ain't pleasant.


  • #5
    IRLConor
    Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor


    Train it is then. :) Thanks for all the answers.


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