Commuting from Lusk to IFSC

Cosmia

Thinking of renting a house out in Lusk but worried about the commute (to IFSC). A work colleage said it improved recently with the opening up of three lanes but just wondering if this is true. What are approximate times for, say, middle of winter and how much does it improve when schools are off?
(Apologies if this has been discussed before but I performed a search and did't find what I was looking for)
Thanks in advance!

Terrontress

Here's how I'd do it:

1. Go to Rush & Lusk station
2. Get on train
3. Get off at Connolly
4. Walk to IFSC


You'd be mad to drive it unless you travel at non-peak hours so the tunnel is cheaper or else you can have your work pay for the tunnel.

KD345

The 33x bus is another option. There are 5 buses each way at peak times and it uses the port tunnel. Using a prepaid ticket, this would be the cheapest option.

Many passengers switched from the train to the 33x when rail services were disrupted. They found it was so quick, they still use it!

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/your-journey1/timetables/All-Timetables/33x/

Carawaystick

I get the 33x from the station in to Dublin and the train home. It's 1.85 on the bus in with a ten journey transfer90

I get the bus at about 7:53 aqt the station ad it's usually on Grafton st at 8:35, ifsc( depending on where ten minutes earlier)

Cookie_Monster

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Station+Rd&daddr=53.462005,-6.2132763+to:53.4140052,-6.178636+to:N+Wall+Quay&hl=en&ll=53.499279,-6.161613&spn=0.10599,0.338173&sll=53.421809,-6.192856&sspn=0.053092,0.169086&geocode=FZi7MAMd_O6h_w%3BFfXDLwMdZDGh_ynlCo0M6xBnSDHQo_37pscAEw%3BFXUILwMdtLih_ynbl87mBRBnSDEJCOcsjDpyjg%3BFV4GLgMdN7Gg_w&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=13&via=1,2&z=12

25km or so

you'd do that in 50 mins on a bike

howiya

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Station+Rd&daddr=53.462005,-6.2132763+to:53.4140052,-6.178636+to:N+Wall+Quay&hl=en&ll=53.499279,-6.161613&spn=0.10599,0.338173&sll=53.421809,-6.192856&sspn=0.053092,0.169086&geocode=FZi7MAMd_O6h_w%3BFfXDLwMdZDGh_ynlCo0M6xBnSDHQo_37pscAEw%3BFXUILwMdtLih_ynbl87mBRBnSDEJCOcsjDpyjg%3BFV4GLgMdN7Gg_w&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=13&via=1,2&z=12

25km or so

you'd do that in 50 mins on a bike

* if you were very fit

Cookie_Monster

howiya wrote: »

* if you were very fit

na, it's pretty flat.if you were very fit you'd do it in 40.

30kph on the flat is fast, but not unreasonably so.

Prob take 1h 15 at the start but will fall quickly enough.

Terrontress

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

na, it's pretty flat.if you were very fit you'd do it in 40.

30kph on the flat is fast, but not unreasonably so.

Prob take 1h 15 at the start but will fall quickly enough.

Is it flat though? I know it's close to the coast but with all the estuaries etc. you'd have to go inland. And from IFSC it seems to be uphill the whole way!

Cookie_Monster

Terrontress wrote: »

Is it flat though? I know it's close to the coast but with all the estuaries etc. you'd have to go inland. And from IFSC it seems to be uphill the whole way!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/80943551

from miles 65-70 to 100 would be (partially) the commute, pretty flat on that, though I went the longer coastal route. Inland there doesn't get much higher though really. Varies between 5m and 25m or so...