What is better value ~ bus ticket

teaandtoast

What is better value a 5 day student bus ticket for €16.50 or a 30 day student bus ticket for €82. I go to college monday - friday that's the only days I use the bus, to and back from college. What would be the best value ticket to get?

Immaculate Pasta

Are you seriously asking this question?

Victor

Note that the number of days refers to days the ticket is used - they need not be consecutive.

5 day ticket = €3.30/day
30 day ticket = €2.73/day

teaandtoast

Victor wrote: »

Note that the number of days refers to days the ticket is used - they need not be consecutive.

5 day ticket = €3.30/day
30 day ticket = €2.73/day

I think the 30 day ticket is better, Thank you for replying

teaandtoast

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Are you seriously asking this question?

Yea, I asked that question, if you are suprised you should get out more. Have you seen some of the mindless things and ridiculous questions asked on this site?

cson

Depends on your journey too btw; if it's only 1-3 stages you shouldn't be using any of the prepaid travel cards.

schemingbohemia

I take it Maths isn't part of the course you're doing?

Victor

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I take it Maths isn't part of the course you're doing?

Not everyone knows that the days are non-consecutive. If someone travels 5 days per week, that equates to 20-23 usable days.

€82/20 = €4.20/day which is substantially more than €3.30/day

bg07

Victor wrote: »

Not everyone knows that the days are non-consecutive. If someone travels 5 days per week, that equates to 20-23 usable days.

€82/20 = €4.20/day which is substantially more than €3.30/day

But just to be completely clear, both tickets are valide on 5 or 30 non-consecutive days aren't they? So if you only use the bus 5 days a week you get a month and a half out of a 30 day ticket, don't you?

Victor

Yes, perhaps even a little more, depending on how the weekends and bank holidays fall.

foggy_lad

Victor wrote: »

Yes, perhaps even a little more, depending on how the weekends and bank holidays fall.

But as a student the 5day ticket might be better around Christmas and Easter where you might only get three weeks use out of the 30 day ticket if bought at the start of the month.

Op check your college timetable for the best times to buy the 30day tickets to get the best value from them and then buy 5day tickets to fill in the gaps.

Victor

foggy_lad wrote: »

But as a student the 5day ticket might be better around Christmas and Easter where you might only get three weeks use out of the 30 day ticket if bought at the start of the month.

Op check your college timetable for the best times to buy the 30day tickets to get the best value from them and then buy 5day tickets to fill in the gaps.

Did you read what I posted?

KD345

foggy_lad wrote: »

But as a student the 5day ticket might be better around Christmas and Easter where you might only get three weeks use out of the 30 day ticket if bought at the start of the month.

Op check your college timetable for the best times to buy the 30day tickets to get the best value from them and then buy 5day tickets to fill in the gaps.

It makes no difference what time of year it's purchased at. The 30 days are non consecutive. For example, whatever days are not used this side of Christmas can be used in January. It's not 30 days from the date of use, it's 30 days to be used within 6 months.

LXFlyer

It's usually about 18 months validity not 6!

AlekSmart

Both the 5 and 30 Day Student Rambler tickets represent incredible value,and yet I continue to be amazed at the numbers of students who cling resolutely to cash.

There is a tremendous amount of misinformation out there on the Student Rambler product,particularly the notion of non-consecutive use....quite a few folks don't avtually appear to know what that term means.....:o

As Lxflyer sez,the current batch of Student Ramblers don't expire until mid 2013....grab that bargain before it disappears in a Puff of Germanic smoke !! :eek:

psychward

I've been getting the travel 90 , ten journey tickets for something like 19 euro per week. so I should be getting the monthly student ticket instead ? I remember the thing used to expire after a certain date one month later and wasnt just the days you used it. when did that change ?

Jesus Wept

cson wrote: »

Depends on your journey too btw; if it's only 1-3 stages you shouldn't be using any of the prepaid travel cards.

If it is 1-3 stages you should walk.

foggy_lad

Victor wrote: »

Did you read what I posted?

Yes but for some reason I kept thinking the 30day ticket was only valid for a month. Maybe this answers AlexSmart's question as to why more students don't avail of these excellent value tickets.

foggy_lad

AlekSmart wrote: »

Both the 5 and 30 Day Student Rambler tickets represent incredible value,and yet I continue to be amazed at the numbers of students who cling resolutely to cash.

There is a tremendous amount of misinformation out there on the Student Rambler product,particularly the notion of non-consecutive use....quite a few folks don't avtually appear to know what that term means.....:o

As Lxflyer sez,the current batch of Student Ramblers don't expire until mid 2013....grab that bargain before it disappears in a Puff of Germanic smoke !! :eek:

I have been getting muddled over non consecutive days in this very thread:D

Victor

The-Rigger wrote: »

If it is 1-3 stages you should walk.

No everyone can walk. Dublin Bus estimates that 25% of their passengers have some mobility impairment.

LXFlyer

psychward wrote: »

I've been getting the travel 90 , ten journey tickets for something like 19 euro per week. so I should be getting the monthly student ticket instead ? I remember the thing used to expire after a certain date one month later and wasnt just the days you used it. when did that change ?

When the rambler range of tickets were re-issued as smartcards they became non-consecutive.

Jesus Wept

25% is a lot more than I would have thought. Ah well, I was being glib, not intending to offend those with mobility problems!

AlekSmart

Victor wrote: »

No everyone can walk. Dublin Bus estimates that 25% of their passengers have some mobility impairment.

I remain hugely sceptical of % figures such as this,as they tend to be generated to serve the needs of the lobby requiring them.

All I can say is that the truly disabled pasengers I regularly deal with,blind,deaf,wheelchair bound and those with assorted learning difficulties tend to be strongly pro-active in relation to their disability in stark contrast to the steadily increasing numbers of "politically correctly disabled" who appear to require the World's rotation to be stopped to facilitate their every move.

Some years ago,drivers on the Donnybrook corridor would have regularly dealt with a lady who loudly proclaimed that she was a Cripple and who would literally beat other passengers with her cane if they sat in her seat,however once off the bus she would race along Morehampton Road at a pace which Sonia O Sullivan would envy.

One aspect of this recession which has not hit home yet is the reality that the range and scope of the term "Disabled" is likely to be scaled back considerably (eg: the newly introduced Disabled Parking Sticker qualification criteria)

AlekSmart

foggy_lad wrote: »

I have been getting muddled over non consecutive days in this very thread:D

Ah but Foggy,my _Lad,I'm assuming that you are not in the Vanguard of 500+ points in the Leaving Cert,hoping to progress to a glittering career in Astrophysics.....?

What frightens me is the reluctance of what is technically,a group hungry to learn and impliment new technologies,to do a smidgin of basic research and save themselves a SkipFull of money....I'm stumped for an answer

psychward

AlekSmart wrote: »

What frightens me is the reluctance of what is technically,a group hungry to learn and impliment new technologies,to do a smidgin of basic research and save themselves a SkipFull of money....I'm stumped for an answer

Even the most expensive bicycle can pay for itself in terms of saved bus fares in a few weeks to a few months freeing up an income and leaving you with an asset you can sell at the end of it all. They all know that ... right??

amtw

Is there a comparable 30 non-consecutive day ticket for the Dart or is it valid for a calender month only.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Just get the under 16 ticket op

Aard

amtw wrote: »

Is there a comparable 30 non-consecutive day ticket for the Dart or is it valid for a calender month only.

AFAIK, the non-consecutive ticket is a DB innovation. I can't even think of any example from any other city.

foggy_lad

AlekSmart wrote: »

I remain hugely sceptical of % figures such as this,as they tend to be generated to serve the needs of the lobby requiring them.

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One aspect of this recession which has not hit home yet is the reality that the range and scope of the term "Disabled" is likely to be scaled back considerably (eg: the newly introduced Disabled Parking Sticker qualification criteria)

There was a time a disabled parking disk/sticker was only issued if the recipient was so disabled they were wheelchair bound and had to prove this with letters from their own doctor as well as an examination by the IWA's own medical panel. It seems now that anyone who claims the slightest mobility impairment can avail of this nice perk! maybe if the Free parking side of this were removed every railway station in the country and Luas park and ride would not be full of blue window stickers!

cson

@ 1-3 stages haters; it's ~1hr for me to walk from the middle of the Clonliffe Rd to DCU. Whereas by walking to Drumcondra Rail Station and getting 16/41/3 up to Collins Ave it's 30mins. So its saving me 2.5hrs/week to take the €1.20 trips. Sadly it necessitates cash only for me as the farecards aren't sufficient value when I'm only making 2 trips per day on average - though I must have a look at the Leap Card and see if that'll do anything for me. I do tend to keep a 5 day Student Rambler on me most of the time and use it when I know I'll be taking 3+ trips that day [i.e. Fridays to Heuston/Busaras].

Realistically the 30 day is only of real value if you're making 2 x €1.65 trips per day [saving €17 I think, €82 vs €99 in cash fares otherwise]. Obviously the more you use it the more value you get and it does have the intangible benefits of never having to carry change/worry bout receipts as well as the non-consecutive trait which is a plus for those who go on holidays/take off for the weekend. I'd imagine 11 x Monthlys would see you good for a year; €900 odd for unlimited Dublin Bus travel for the year isn't too shabby all things considered.

Victor

The-Rigger wrote: »

25% is a lot more than I would have thought. Ah well, I was being glib

Actually, I didn't explain that figure, so maybe I was beating you up.

AlekSmart wrote: »

I remain hugely sceptical of % figures such as this,as they tend to be generated to serve the needs of the lobby requiring them.

To a degree you are right, we are a lot 'softer' and more understanding than before. However that isn't necessarily a Bad Thing™.

25% with mobility problems doesn't mean that 25% have a disability. While it does include people with disabilities and illnesses, it also older people, people with young children (including the young children), shopping, musical instruments, luggage, etc.

There are also people who have had a really bad day, who are cold and tired and they don't want to walk home in the rain and just need to sit down for a bit.

Victor

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Just get the under 16 ticket op

Advocating fare evasion is not acceptable.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Victor wrote: »

Advocating fare evasion is not acceptable.

Thought I was in After hours, big soz!