Irish Rail fares - is this right?

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

hi everyone, im going up to dublin this sunday from limerick and i was on the irish rail website and it said that i could get a ticket from limerick to dublin for €10 and then a ticket from dublin to limerick the next day for €10 euro again so thats 20 up and down does this sound right or am i doing something wrong because it seems very cheap?

445279.ie

No it's right. But make sure you stick to the trains you book, otherwise you'll get hit for the full fare

paulm17781

They tend to have offers like that, it may only be for certain trains though.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

thanks lads, also do you know if theres a toll booth on the way from limerick to dublin?

Ham'nd'egger

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

thanks lads, also do you know if theres a toll booth on the way from limerick to dublin?

There wasn't a month ago:)

Only toll you may worry about is the M 50.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

ok thanks, can you buy the tickets from the trian station the day before rather than buying them online?

slimjimmc

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

ok thanks, can you buy the tickets from the trian station the day before rather than buying them online?

"Standard class web fares only" according to the website.

445279.ie

Yeah, buy online only. Normal price at the station

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

sorry for wrecking yer heads but when booking online is the €3 fee per ticket or just the cost of using your credit card so if i bought 4 tickets would it still be €3?

highlydebased

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

sorry for wrecking yer heads but when booking online is the €3 fee per ticket or just the cost of using your credit card so if i bought 4 tickets would it still be €3?

Yeah just one fee per transaction. Free if you have a laser card.

fh041205

Seems like there should be an FAQ on the irish rail website for this kind of stuff.

StephenM_smc

fh041205 wrote: »

Seems like there should be an FAQ on the irish rail website for this kind of stuff.

Suggest that to www.railusers.ie they seem to be able to make progress on getting feedback for the website acted upon.

fh041205

StephenM_smc wrote: »

Suggest that to www.railusers.ie they seem to be able to make progress on getting feedback for the website acted upon.

For reasons that you have no way of knowing, I'll have to decline. Besides I'm sure they, in their infinite wisdom of all things transport, have suggested it before.

Gang of Gin

Neon-Circles wrote: »

Yeah just one fee per transaction. Free if you have a laser card.

Not anymore. I just booked online there. There's now a 2 euro charge. Cnuts.

Moonbeam

There is a toll booth from Limerick to Dublin now;)

Ham'nd'egger

Gang of Gin wrote: »

Not anymore. I just booked online there. There's now a 2 euro charge. Cnuts.

Per Transaction. Certain Irish airlines charge you a lot more per passenger.

Gang of Gin

Hamndegger wrote: »

Per Transaction. Certain Irish airlines charge you a lot more per passenger.

They do indeed. Good on you to draw a comparison.

Concerning Irish Rail, the passengers weren't paying a 2 euro charge up until a few weeks ago. Now they are. This is somewhat annoying.

My post was intended to pass on this update - not really for you to offer the price structure of Irish airlines.

trad

Moonbeam wrote: »

There is a toll booth from Limerick to Dublin now;)

Easily avoided. Westbound take Exit 18 and this brings you back onto the old N7 and on to Borris in Ossory. Westbound go straight at the roundabout instead of turning right for the motorway.

glanman

Is there a requirement for online bookings to have a no transaction fee option, just like Ryanair have by paying with the prepaid mastercard option. Should Irish rail have to offer an option like this??