Travel from Trinity Halls!!

dylanka

Hi all. Just wondering for anyone who has stayed in Trinity Hall, What is the best way to travel between the Halls, and Trinity College itself.

I am starting to prepare a budget (Yes I am like that), so need to know soon what's the best way to travel.

Thanks for any answers

Prunequallor

How long does it take to walk the distance? That's the option I'm taking if it's feasible. Save the money for more important stuff

what.to.do

Walking, I've heard, takes about 40mins.

For busses, try hittheroad.ie - LIFESAVER!

Jammyc

Been said before but, get a bike.

Dodd

Could the bicycle rental thingy work for this.?

Jammyc

Dodd wrote: »

Could the bicycle rental thingy work for this.?

Don't think so. Here's a list of the stations that bikes can be picked up/left off.

Maybe_Memories

The 128 bus leaves from Trinity Hall and goes right outside Trinity. It goes every 10 mins. As far as I know it costs €1.60

Ahoyhoy

And the luas is like a ten minute walk away, if that. Takes you right to Stephen's Green.

Pet

A bike is by far the quickest and cheapest way to get to and from college, especially coming up to exams - you can stay as long as you like in the library without worrying about how to get home.

Fo Real

Ahoyhoy wrote: »

And the luas is like a ten minute walk away...

Ahh, I was waiting for somebody to mention the luas. This gentleman has obviously never lived in Halls. The nearest luas stop is at Milltown, a ten minute walk from Halls. It drops you off at St Stephen's Green, a ten minute walk from Trinity. Therefore you're adding an unnecessary 20mins on top of your actual journey on the luas, which is about 10-15mins in itself. Not to mention it's also the most expensive option. Get the bus, or even better get a bike.

Groinshot

Fo Real wrote: »

Ahh, I was waiting for somebody to mention the luas. This gentleman has obviously never lived in Halls. The nearest luas stop is at Milltown, a ten minute walk from Halls. It drops you off at St Stephen's Green, a ten minute walk from Trinity. Therefore you're adding an unnecessary 20mins on top of your actual journey on the luas, which is about 10-15mins in itself. Not to mention it's also the most expensive option. Get the bus, or even better get a bike.

Not true on the expensive part.
It's cheaper than the bus.
Bus-goes from halls every ten minutes (currently the 128, think it's becoming the 140 soon?) 14a stops outside the door, but it's a ghost bus. takes half an hour in in rush hour, 20 mins normally.

Luas- Milltown and cowper are equally as far away from halls as each other really, about a ten minute walk. It's about 10 minutes on the luas, and ten minutes from stephens green to the hamilton (far end of college)

Dublin bikes aren't really an option at the minute, nearest station is portobello, which is half way into town.
Bike- There's plenty of routes, but the 128 route with a slight modification is probably the fastest. You'll be locking your bike up in college in about 15 minutes (if you obey traffic lights and cycle at a slightly below average pace)

Walking, it's a bit of a hike, about 40 minutes. It's a right pain if it's raining.
Don't even consider driving in every day...

thysol

Maybe_Memories wrote: »

The 128 bus leaves from Trinity Hall and goes right outside Trinity. It goes every 10 mins. As far as I know it costs €1.60

I guess I'll walk most of the time. Only when it rains will I take the bus.

Fo Real

Groinshot wrote: »

Not true on the expensive part. It's cheaper than the bus.

If you want to be pedantic, you could say we are both correct. A single journey into college on the bus is €1.60. On the luas it's €1.90. In this case the bus is cheaper.

Alternatively, a 30day student Luas ticket for this route will come to €41.00. Note these are consecutive days, so even if you don't use the Luas at weekends, these days will still be deducted from your ticket. sauce
A 30day student rambler bus ticket comes to a whopping €82.00. moar sauce However, this can be used for 30 non-consecutive days. If you are getting the bus from Howth or Dun Laoghire this is great value. But this thread is dealing with the journey from Halls into college, in which case the luas is cheaper here.

For anyone interested, the Dublin Bus network is extremely extensive (extends into Greystones, Co. Wicklow and Dunboyne, Co. Meath) and you can hop on buses all day if you like with the rambler ticket. If you have one, you will be hesitant to walk up the street and just hop on a bus instead.

Fo Real

A lot of the locals around Dublin like to moan about how crap the bus service is, but the truth is the city has a pretty good bus system. Thousands rely on it to get to work and the major routes are served with excellent frequency.

A lot of Trinity students will be coming from barren places like Donegal and may have never seen a bus before. In Dublin, they are double deckers and for the first few weeks you will find yourself stopping suddenly in the street to crane your neck upwards and observe these beasts in awe. Here is a photo of one so you're not shocked when you notice one around the "Big Smoke".

Groinshot

Fo Real wrote: »

If you want to be pedantic, you could say we are both correct. A single journey into college on the bus is €1.60. On the luas it's €1.90. In this case the bus is cheaper.

Alternatively, a 30day student Luas ticket for this route will come to €41.00. Note these are consecutive days, so even if you don't use the Luas at weekends, these days will still be deducted from your ticket. sauce
A 30day student rambler bus ticket comes to a whopping €82.00. moar sauce However, this can be used for 30 non-consecutive days. If you are getting the bus from Howth or Dun Laoghire this is great value. But this thread is dealing with the journey from Halls into college, in which case the luas is cheaper here.

I don't want to be pedantic.
If you buy a 30 day rambler bus ticket, it works out at more expensive than a 30 day luas ticket for 90% of the people in halls who will use it twice a day to get in and out of college.
and,
The luas is actually 2 euro in the mornings!

Jammyc

Fo Real wrote: »

Hey! Thats where I live!

thysol

Fo Real wrote: »

A lot of Trinity students will be coming from barren places like Donegal and may have never seen a bus before.

lol. Like I mean, we're not that introvert.:D

Jegger

The Luas is free

ED E

Jegger wrote: »

The Luas is free

The hilarious moment when you're on your way to an exam only to see your classmate being done by Veola on the platform beside you:D


Get a bike, cycle, you'll spend a few quid a year on tyres and tubes, thats it. And you burn some calories en route too.

Groinshot

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

The hilarious moment when you're on your way to an exam only to see your classmate being done by Veola on the platform beside you:D


Get a bike, cycle, you'll spend a few quid a year on tyres and tubes, thats it. And you burn some calories en route too.

Until it snows. And you stubbornly still cycle. And you fall. And break your foot. And are stuck on the bus..... >:(

ED E

Groinshot wrote: »

Until it snows. And you stubbornly still cycle. And you fall. And break your foot. And are stuck on the bus..... >:(

I tried that too, going to Bushy Park. Came down hard on me @rse going around a roundabout, right as the lads came around the corner, total redner.


Srs though, for the >two weeks we get snow, get the luas, cycle the rest of the time.

mia_xx

Where is the bus stop in relation to Trinity Hall? Is it at the front gate or a little away?

Jammyc

Groinshot wrote: »

Until it snows. And you stubbornly still cycle. And you fall. And break your foot. And are stuck on the bus..... >:(

I cycle to/from the DART station every day. Last year when it snowed, I still cycled, got on grand. Then one day is snowed quite harshly so I decided not to cycle. It was that day that I slipped and fell.

Craguls

Jammyc wrote: »

I cycle to/from the DART station every day. Last year when it snowed, I still cycled, got on grand. Then one day is snowed quite harshly so I decided not to cycle. It was that day that I slipped and fell.

I kinda like Pearse and Connolly in the snow. So many anxious commuters thinking they're in the day after tomorrow.

Groinshot

mia_xx wrote: »

Where is the bus stop in relation to Trinity Hall? Is it at the front gate or a little away?

There's one accross from the front gate, but it's a ghost bus that stops there. comes once every 45 minutes or so.
The 128 stop is all of a 3 minute wal;k from the front gate!

alxsoky

What time does the LUAS/bus run till?

LukeDavfc

I think the bus runs until 10.30 every night?

I'm thinking of cycling when the weather is decent and going on the bus when it's not. At Trinity halls and at the college, is it easy to find a sheltered place to put your bike?

Groinshot

LukeDavfc wrote: »

I think the bus runs until 10.30 every night?

I'm thinking of cycling when the weather is decent and going on the bus when it's not. At Trinity halls and at the college, is it easy to find a sheltered place to put your bike?

There's sheltered racks in both.
last bus was 11:30 last year, last luas leaves sandymount at half 12, so about quarter to one?

M_ark

For someone who isn't a particularly experienced cyclist how do you think I would get on on the busy streets of Dublin??

alxsoky

Groinshot wrote: »

There's sheltered racks in both.
last bus was 11:30 last year, last luas leaves sandymount at half 12, so about quarter to one?

Do you have to pay to use those racks? LOL stupid question but you know, precautions. Anyway are bike thefts common there? Will a simple wheel lock do?

Groinshot

M_ark wrote: »

For someone who isn't a particularly experienced cyclist how do you think I would get on on the busy streets of Dublin??

Fine. Don't cycle at rush hour for the first few days and you'll get used to it quickly enough.

alxsoky wrote: »

Do you have to pay to use those racks? LOL stupid question but you know, precautions. Anyway are bike thefts common there? Will a simple wheel lock do?

Nope, free. Just have to be there early.
Biek thefts are common in Dublin in general, and just as much in college. Not as much in college though. depends on the bike, it it's new and flashy, then I'd go with something a bit better, but for most bikes it's fine

Extrasupervery

Cycle. It makes way too much sense not to.

ED E

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And dont just lock your front wheel, they'll just steal the rest.

alxsoky

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

And dont just lock your front wheel, they'll just steal the rest.

Are you for real? HAHAHA imagine that.
Duly noted, thanks.