New commute, need best route...

MagicMarker

Hi all,

I've moved offices to Grand Canal St and I'm traveling from Tallaght, I need the quickest route, I drove home from that office on Friday along the canal > harold's x > KCR > Walkinstown > Greenhills and it took about an hour!! I dread to think how long it would take when the schools are back. :eek:

I was thinking of going via the Naas Rd on Monday and straight up the canal? A few km's longer but maybe faster than the above route?

Berty

Try the Dublin Forum or similar

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=474

trad

Luas sounds like an option.

-Corkie-

From Tallaght???. Hmmmm. I remember I typed that into my sat nav and it said what the fcuk do yo want to there for...:p

MagicMarker

trad wrote: »

Luas sounds like an option.

I live about a 30 minute (at best) walk to the Square, 40-50mins on Luas, and then another 20-30 minute walk (at best) to the office from Jurys North Wall Luas stop.

Although I could do with the exercise!!

edit, and btw, I have college at 6pm three nights a week, finish work at 5.15.:( I'll be late but if I go for the Luas option I'd be REALLY late!!!

Hal1

Try the cycling forum, cause it looks like you are from now on :pac:.

squod

*Motorbike
*Walk
*Miracle

R.O.R

Head towards the Stillorgan dual carriageway, then up to the M50 and around to Tallaght. Not sure what it's like outbound on the dual carriageway in the evenings (or inbound in the morning) so might not be benficial, and I think it adds a good few miles.

For some reason the google map link isn't working properly so messy copy paste suggestion below.

Driving directions to Tallaght Pass/N81
Via Sussex Terrace, Stillorgan Rd/N11 - remove all
1.1.
31 mins
N11 and M50
23.8 km
Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock

1. Head south on Grand Canal Quay toward Pearse St
550 m
2. Turn left at Lower Grand Canal St
42 m
3. Continue onto Upper Grand Canal St
350 m
4. Turn right at Haddington Rd
800 m
5. Continue onto Mespil Rd
450 m
6. Turn left at Sussex Terrace
120 m
7. Slight left at Sussex Rd/N11
Continue to follow N11
1.9 km
8. Turn left at Stillorgan Rd/N11
5.0 km
9. Turn right at Brewery Rd
750 m
10. Slight left to stay on Brewery Rd
400 m
11. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Leopardstown Rd
750 m
12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the M50 ramp to N1/N2/N3/N4/N7
1.0 km
13. Merge onto M50
8.3 km
14. At junction 11, take the N81 exit to Tamhlacht/Tallaght
350 m
15. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tallaght Rd/N81 heading to Tamhlacht/Tallaght/Baile Coimín/Blessington
Continue to follow N81
Go through 1 roundabout
3.0 km

biko

www.viamichelin.com but yeah the regional forum would probably be best.

MagicMarker

Went up the Naas Rd this morning, I was flying until I got to the Canal. Took me about 1hr 45 or there abouts

munchkin_utd

the brother in law lives at grand canal dock and cycles to tallaght for work every day, so same journey more or less but the other way round.
he finds it good because
a) its free, a fiver a day on luas is 100quid a month, 1200 euro a year approx that he is saving.
b) door to door, its quick, no probs with congestion, no waiting for busses
c) you spend enough time indoors, its good to get out in the fresh air and get a bit of exercise!!

They have no car BTW, which does rule out using that as the lazy option.

Cabaal

Cycling sounds like a fast enough option to be honest, only 23km

MagicMarker

If I thought I could cycle without collapsing in a heap in the middle of the road after 2km then I'd definitely do that!!

munchkin_utd

MagicMarker wrote: »

If I thought I could cycle without collapsing in a heap in the middle of the road after 2km then I'd definitely do that!!

fair nuff!
Still, from grand canal dock to the square is 12.5km (or 7.7miles in old money) ,way shorter than I would have thought.

The advantage of the cycling, is probably the same as whats killing you timewise in the car, traffic lights.
With any congestion it takes a couple of cycles of the lights to get through a junction. On the bike though, you sail to the front of the queue and get through first time! Even dossing it, using the same energy as a leisurly stroll on foot, you'll be flying by the cars stuck at lights.
12.5 km at that dossers pace, without breaking a sweat, should take no more than an hour, so 45min quicker than the car.

Ardennes1944

MagicMarker wrote: »

If I thought I could cycle without collapsing in a heap in the middle of the road after 2km then I'd definitely do that!!

well then you have a good reason to get fit now so do it!

MrDerp

This might save you 15 minutes or so:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Belgard+Square+S&daddr=53.3210091,-6.2677932+to:53.32918,-6.23308+to:53.3342585,-6.2320601+to:Upper+Grand+Canal+St&geocode=FVoRLQMdvsue_w%3BFTGdLQMdb1yg_ynpX-efAwxnSDFhker8pscAEw%3BFRy9LQMdCOSg_ynl9U0exw5nSDER0aD7pscAEw%3BFfLQLQMdBOig_yndfT6XwQ5nSDGQ2qD7pscAEw%3BFcrhLQMdRs6g_w&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrsp=3&sz=14&via=1,2,3&sll=53.333436,-6.247015&sspn=0.021681,0.085745&ie=UTF8&ll=53.287436,-6.335249&spn=0.021704,0.085745&z=14

However, it may not. Typically that back route would save time over a clogged canal, but is much longer if the canal is reasonably free.

As for the Naas road, avoid (you know that now). Look at the map of Dublin and look at the arterial routes in/out of the city centre. Don't mix with the traffic that wants to get inside the canal until you absolutely have to. You need to get East, East, East before you get to the canal. Even if it is a longer route.

Can I ask though, are you going in for 9? Your new reality is that if you want to go in for 9, you can expect to sit in your car for hours every day like all the other 9-5ers working in South Dublin city. If I were you I'd get up earlier, go in for 8.15 and spend 30 mins drinking a coffee and reading the paper somewhere comfortable every day. Life's too short, and you might as well spend less of it in your car and change your morning routine.

It'd be nice to have a realistic public transport option, but that's Dublin.

As for the luas, you can get a luas to connolly and a dart to Grand Canal Dock. It's long, but you wouldn't be driving for that time. There's a park and ride at the red cow you could use? That'll add up though, with monthly parking and monthly luas+dart pass.

MagicMarker

1hr 45 yesterday.

30 minutes today. :eek:

I used your route above MrDerp, and I left just before 7 (yesterday I left just after 7).

Nice!:cool:

mullingar

BMW C1 bike