How can I get to Dublin Port from Heuston?

ququ

to catch swift ferry?
Is there as well any map suggesting where the whole check in takes place?

Confused.

Ben Moore

I hope this unconfuses you

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/Ferry-Connections/

call them to double check.

Hmmm I see this goes from busaras to the port, there is a light rail (Luas) directly from Heuston to Busaras.

BrianD

Also Luas to The Point and walk the remainder.

Bit of a hike though!

charlemont

Follow the Liffey.

Im sure the Luas to the Point might get you close enough.

ququ

does the bus go farther than the Lusa? From Point it's quiet a bit of walking.

Ben Moore

Sorry, The timetable was a little confusing, it is not clear if it goes from heuston to the port, so to be absolutely sure get a luas to Busaras and ask them at the information desk and they will have the info for you.

mobfromcork

Way to far to walk, especially if you have luggage. As Ben said above, take the LUAS from Heuston to BusÁras. Then get the bus from there to Dublin Port. I presume the bus times are worked around the times the ferry leaves.

n97 mini

What time is your sailing?

You check in at the Terminal.

LXFlyer

OK to try and clarify.

If you are taking the Swift sailing at 08:45 from Dublin Port, there is a direct bus from Heuston Station at 0715 to the Ferryport.

If you are taking the Swift sailing at 14:30 from Dublin Port, you will need to take the LUAS tram from outside Heuston to Busaras. There is a bus from Busaras at 13:15 to the Ferryport that connects with the Swift.

ququ

OK, it's all clear now. Thank you to everyone!

Eleganza

ququ wrote: »

OK, it's all clear now. Thank you to everyone!

Taxi it is then!

If you use google maps and plot the distance you'll see it is a fair huge distance from o'connell street to dublin port with a bag on your back and the bus service isn't great.

LXFlyer

Eleganza wrote: »

Taxi it is then!

If you use google maps and plot the distance you'll see it is a fair huge distance from o'connell street to dublin port with a bag on your back and the bus service isn't great.

The bus service connects with specific ferry departures - what more do you want?

Eleganza

lxflyer wrote: »

The bus service connects with specific ferry departures - what more do you want?

certainty. I spent hours scanning the service from city centre to port and ultimately didn't want to risk it. In the end I took plane to same location serviced by ferry.

LXFlyer

Eleganza wrote: »

lxflyer wrote: »

The bus service connects with specific ferry departures - what more do you want?

certainty. I spent hours scanning the service from city centre to port and ultimately didn't want to risk it. In the end I took plane to same location serviced by ferry.

Hours studying it? Hours misspent I would suggest.

The bus connection is a private hire by Irish Ferries to specifically connect with the ferries and is timed to do so.

A simple phone call to Irish Ferries would have told you that.

Instead you go and post misinformation and advise someone not to use what is a perfectly acceptable service.

bk

lxflyer wrote: »

A simple phone call to Irish Ferries would have told you that.

Instead you go and post misinformation and advise someone not to use what is a perfectly acceptable service.

In fairness many people don't think of or are uncomfortable with using the phone (non native english visitors for instance).

This shows why we badly need a single site run by the NTA showing all transport in Ireland, with maps and schedules, etc.

BTW I can't find any info on the Irish Ferries site about this services (I did however find many broken links). Seems to be the typical Irish customer focused mentality where they expect us all to be psychic!!

foggy_lad

OP if you are getting this bus from Busáras it is a dublin bus and pulls up outside the front entrance to Busáras

n97 mini

Last time I arrived at the port on a ferry the bus filled up and took off before we got as far as it. We had to get a taxi.

KD345

Dublin Port really is lacking in public transport, or at least any information about public transport.

If you type "Dublin Port" into the place name search on the Dublin Bus website, you're given route 53. While this might be correct for the general area, it's a long way from where ferry passengers need to go. Even though there is a ferry service there, it doesn't show in the place search.

Also, passengers/tourists can't use regular prepaid tickets/freedom of the city tickets and instead must pay €2.50. It's only a small point, but it just highlights the lack of though given to passengers.

Of course, this is not down to Dublin Bus, but the NTA. They're quick to issue licences for Airport routes, yet Dublin Port doesn't have one regular scheduled bus service, and it's difficult to find information for the one private service that does exist.

KD345

foggy_lad wrote: »

OP if you are getting this bus from Busáras it is a dublin bus and pulls up outside the front entrance to Busáras

Not always, it often loads opposite the Luas platform at the side of Busaras. Buses display Dublin Port - 53B.

bk

I was actually thinking a few days ago, that you could extend the Luas into Dublin Port from the point, then have it loop over to East Point Business Park (very large and busy business park) and then perhaps even cross over to Clontarf Dart station. Allowing for the possible extension of the line to either Clontarf or up the Malahide Road in future.

LXFlyer

bk wrote: »

In fairness many people don't think of or are uncomfortable with using the phone (non native english visitors for instance).

This shows why we badly need a single site run by the NTA showing all transport in Ireland, with maps and schedules, etc.

BTW I can't find any info on the Irish Ferries site about this services (I did however find many broken links). Seems to be the typical Irish customer focused mentality where they expect us all to be psychic!!

I am just making the point that yet again people make incorrect assumptions.

Anyhow the link is somewhat buried on the www.irishferries.ie site at the bottom of the Sail/Rail page.

Here is the full timetable showing all connections from the Irish Ferries site.

In the longer run www.transportforireland.ie will be the single portal that will access all public transport.

Eleganza

lxflyer wrote: »

Instead you go and post misinformation and advise someone not to use what is a perfectly acceptable service.

Perfectly acceptable? You're dreaming.

Eleganza

lxflyer wrote: »

Anyhow the link is somewhat buried on the www.irishferries.ie site at the bottom of the Sail/Rail page.

So you are sending me a link to an obscure page which covers only one of the number of ferry companies operating out of the port.
gee how could I have missed it.

Next you'll pointing out a clause in 2pt font lettering on annex XXI of some legal document that you once read somewhere.

so I stand over my original point: TAXI it is then.

LXFlyer

The OP asked specifically about the Irish Ferries Swift service.

I pointed out that there is a bus service provided that connects with every Swift sailing.

If you're talking about other ferry operators take it up with them, and not me.

seanmacc

bk wrote: »

BTW I can't find any info on the Irish Ferries site about this services (I did however find many broken links). Seems to be the typical Irish customer focused mentality where they expect us all to be psychic!!

Found it on the website in less than 30 seconds

http://www.irishferries.com/images/pdf/Port_Bus_Schedule_a.pdf

Victor

Eleganza, lxflyer: if you could both relax.

I used this earlier in the summer and while not perfect did get me there and back.

ququ

OK, I'm back So eventually I took bus at 7.15am from Heuston to Dublin Port, and when I came back the bus was already waiting for passangers to take them to Busáras Bus Station (final and the only stop). In my opinion there is no need to have more connections to Dublin Port as the existing one are linked to actual departure of specific ferries. Now I am talking only about Swift. I have no idea about Stena Line connections for example.

schemingbohemia

KD345 wrote: »

Dublin Port really is lacking in public transport, or at least any information about public transport.

If you type "Dublin Port" into the place name search on the Dublin Bus website, you're given route 53. While this might be correct for the general area, it's a long way from where ferry passengers need to go. Even though there is a ferry service there, it doesn't show in the place search.

Also, passengers/tourists can't use regular prepaid tickets/freedom of the city tickets and instead must pay €2.50. It's only a small point, but it just highlights the lack of though given to passengers.

Of course, this is not down to Dublin Bus, but the NTA. They're quick to issue licences for Airport routes, yet Dublin Port doesn't have one regular scheduled bus service, and it's difficult to find information for the one private service that does exist.

And you know, for certain, that the NTA have been asked to issue a license for services to the Port? :rolleyes:

The NTA don't have powers to direct someone to provide a service to somewhere, a bus company has to ask to service it first. I would presume there's no market for it so no-one has asked for a license.

KD345

schemingbohemia wrote: »

And you know, for certain, that the NTA have been asked to issue a license for services to the Port? :rolleyes:

The NTA don't have powers to direct someone to provide a service to somewhere, a bus company has to ask to service it first. I would presume there's no market for it so no-one has asked for a license.

I didn't say they had been requested to issue a licence. Just pointing out that Dublin Airport has lots of bus services and information about them.

The NTA may not operate bus services directly, but they do have a responsibility to ensure that a major gate way to the city at least has information on the services available. To me, it seems wrong a passenger arriving at Dublin Airport has many bus options and the availability to purchase various bus tickets or pay a standard fare, but at Dublin Port there is simply a bus stop with no information.

You could argue there is no demand for many of the bus services in the city, but even with the 53 and 53A stopping a short distance up the road they could easily extend these to Dublin Port.

Victor

From: Victor
Sent: 12 July 2011 06:07:04
To: info@dublinbus.ie

Hi,

1. Stop 2270 (Dublin Port - Irish Ferries) has the timetable for the 53a, not the 53b that it should have. The 53b is a special service outside the normal timetable, but is shown (but not numbered) here: http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/Ferry-Connections/ It would be useful to include it in timetables though.

2. The 53a timetable is missing most of its departures here: http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/53a/ (clue, buses are going to the port, but aren't shown coming back)

Victor

From: info@dublinbus.ie
Sent: 26 August 2011 10:33:20
To: Victor

Dear Victor,

I refer to your email dated the 12th July 2011 and apologise for the delay in replying to you. I have looked for all non relevant information to be removed from this stop. The information for this stop will be looked at again as part of the Netowrk Direct Project.

I apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Regards,

Information Executive
Dublin Bus.

Note the delay in response.