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Getting to DCU

  • 13-07-2009 10:42am
    #1
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭


    Folks,

    I have to repeat an exam in DC?U in August. Im thinking of heading up by train. Whats the best way of getting to DCU from Heuston?


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  • #2
    Spiralling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Spiralling


    Take the Luas to Abbey St, walk across the road onto the Eason side, up to the McDonalds opp the Savoy and then take either the 4/4A/13/13A/19A into college. Frpm Heuston it's about 25 minutes away, less on a good day.


  • #3
    khn10ur3bogzpa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭khn10ur3bogzpa


    Spiralling wrote: »
    Take the Luas to Abbey St, walk across the road onto the Eason side, up to the McDonalds opp the Savoy and then take either the 4/4A/13/13A/19A into college. Frpm Heuston it's about 25 minutes away, less on a good day.

    The 11 and 11a also go to DCU of course


  • #4
    Liopleurodon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭Liopleurodon


    John Vast Meter wrote: »
    The 11 and 11a also go to DCU of course

    And the 3


  • #5
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭whitelightrider


    Might be worth just getting a cab. Dont want the hassle of jumping on and off buses heading into a repeat exam.


  • #6
    legendal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭legendal


    Spiralling wrote: »
    Take the Luas to Abbey St, walk across the road onto the Eason side, up to the McDonalds opp the Savoy and then take either the 4/4A/13/13A/19A into college. Frpm Heuston it's about 25 minutes away, less on a good day.
    From my experience you'd want to be allowing a lot more than that. You'll be waiting for the Luas and the bus more than likely, I've done it a few times and it's taken around 40 minutes at best.


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  • #7
    Ste.phen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Ste.phen


    I think he meant 25 mins from Heuston to O' Connell St. Otherwise that's hilariously optimistic.


  • #8
    g5fd6ow0hseima
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,787 ✭✭✭g5fd6ow0hseima


    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Might be worth just getting a cab. Dont want the hassle of jumping on and off buses heading into a repeat exam.
    Are you for real?

    A DCU student doesnt know how to get from the city centre to the college, and you dont want the 'hassle' of using busses the day of an exam.

    Do you live in a balloon?


  • #9
    DCU student
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭DCU student


    Many DCU students study through Oscail, so they would not be familiar with the Campus, or even with Dublin.


  • #10
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    If you're going by bus or tram to O'Connell Street, when buying your train ticket you should ask the "City Centre add-on."

    You can then use your Irish Rail ticket to board the Luas or the 90/91 buses outside the Heuston to O'Connell Street -- it's cheaper, it's one less ticket to buy, and you have a choice of bus or Luas depending on which is there.

    Take the 90 or 91 bus if one of them are there, they beat the Luas time wise and you're more likly to get a seat.

    Spiralling wrote: »
    Take the Luas to Abbey St, walk across the road onto the Eason side, up to the McDonalds opp the Savoy and then take either the 4/4A/13/13A/19A into college. Frpm Heuston it's about 25 minutes away, less on a good day.

    Given the Luas from Heuston to Abbey Street can take between 10-15mins, it's a few mins walk to the bus stop at the top of O'Connell St, and even Dublin Bus puts the journey from O'Connell St to DCU at more than 25mins alone, that really is hilariously optimistic!

    You're looking at around 45mins or more from Heuston to DCU going by tram-walk-bus or bus-walk-bus.


  • #11
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭whitelightrider


    Allison Late Trailblazer wrote: »
    Are you for real?

    A DCU student doesnt know how to get from the city centre to the college, and you dont want the 'hassle' of using busses the day of an exam.

    Do you live in a balloon?

    Yes, Im for real. We dont all live in Dublin you know. And no I dont live in a balloon. Its called Oscail, DCU's distance education.


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  • #12
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭whitelightrider


    monument wrote: »
    If you're going by bus or tram to O'Connell Street, when buying your train ticket you should ask the "City Centre add-on."

    You can then use your Irish Rail ticket to board the Luas or the 90/91 buses outside the Heuston to O'Connell Street -- it's cheaper, it's one less ticket to buy, and you have a choice of bus or Luas depending on which is there.

    Take the 90 or 91 bus if one of them are there, they beat the Luas time wise and you're more likly to get a seat.




    Given the Luas from Heuston to Abbey Street can take between 10-15mins, it's a few mins walk to the bus stop at the top of O'Connell St, and even Dublin Bus puts the journey from O'Connell St to DCU at more than 25mins alone, that really is hilariously optimistic!

    You're looking at around 45mins or more from Heuston to DCU going by tram-walk-bus or bus-walk-bus.

    Cheers Monument. Ill allow about 45 mins either way to get there. Thanks again.


  • #13
    Carebear11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭Carebear11


    Spiralling wrote: »
    Take the Luas to Abbey St, walk across the road onto the Eason side, up to the McDonalds opp the Savoy and then take either the 4/4A/13/13A/19A into college. Frpm Heuston it's about 25 minutes away, less on a good day.

    Do all of these buss' go rite to the college? Or are they a bit of a walk?


  • #14
    markpb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,414 ✭✭✭markpb


    Carebear11 wrote: »
    Do all of these buss' go rite to the college? Or are they a bit of a walk?

    Every one of them drops you at the bus stop across the road from the Ballymun road gate. From there it's a 2 minute walk to the nearest building.

    Check out this map. The bendy bus is stopped at the DCU bus stop on Ballymun road. Cross the road and follow the gray line (underneath the road marked Albert College Lawn) all the way to DCU.


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