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Booking cheap online tickets Dublin-Belfast?

  • 30-11-2011 10:51pm
    #1
    LadyGardener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm taking a day trip to Belfast from Dublin a few weeks. I've noticed that you can buy good value online day return tickets Belfast-Dublin online on the Enterprise website but you don't seem to be able to select the opposite journey on that site, or find value fares on the Irish Rail site. Is there any way to book the Dublin-Belfast train journey cheap online?


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  • #2
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    LadyGardener wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm taking a day trip to Belfast from Dublin a few weeks. I've noticed that you can buy good value online day return tickets Belfast-Dublin online on the Enterprise website but you don't seem to be able to select the opposite journey on that site, or find value fares on the Irish Rail site. Is there any way to book the Dublin-Belfast train journey cheap online?
    You are unlikely to find cheap fares starting from Dublin, IE advertise cheap online fares if you book far enough in advance but they are usually snapped up by a couple of early birds. Most of the fares on the website seem to be €20 each way plus the booking fee and that is going the full 28days ahead.


  • #3
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,258 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    LadyGardener wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm taking a day trip to Belfast from Dublin a few weeks. I've noticed that you can buy good value online day return tickets Belfast-Dublin online on the Enterprise website but you don't seem to be able to select the opposite journey on that site, or find value fares on the Irish Rail site. Is there any way to book the Dublin-Belfast train journey cheap online?

    They are there for most Belfast trains. Standard tickets are €40 for 1 day/€55 for monthly return while most online tickets are €20 single with many €10 on offer.


  • #4
    LadyGardener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭LadyGardener


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    You are unlikely to find cheap fares starting from Dublin, IE advertise cheap online fares if you book far enough in advance but they are usually snapped up by a couple of early birds. Most of the fares on the website seem to be €20 each way plus the booking fee and that is going the full 28days ahead.
    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    They are there for most Belfast trains. Standard tickets are €40 for 1 day/€55 for monthly return while most online tickets are €20 single with many €10 on offer.

    Yeah, I noticed that indeed. There is a handful of E10 tickets each way but they tend to be at inconvenient times naturally! :) Such a shame cheaper day return tickets can't be found. I'll be bussing it methinks and actually, I think the train journey isn't much shorter than the bus, unlike train bus comparison times in Ireland. I do love train travel though. Ah well. :)


  • #5
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Bus Eireann have busses every hour from Busáras and is just as fast as the train and a lot cheaper
    http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1306337595-1.pdf
    Service 801A
    15.00 : Adult Single
    22.00 : Adult Rtn
    22.00 : Adult Day Rtn
    9.00 : Child Single
    13.20 : Child Return
    13.20 : Child Day Rtn
    12.50 : Student Single
    20.50 : Student Rtn
    22.00 : Adult MW Rtn
    13.20 : Child MW Rtn
    57.50 : Family Rtn
    Online fares are 5% cheaper than these listed.


  • #6
    LadyGardener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭LadyGardener


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Bus Eireann have busses every hour from Busáras and is just as fast as the train and a lot cheaper
    http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1306337595-1.pdf

    Online fares are 5% cheaper than these listed.

    Yeah, spotted the timetable but couldn't find what the fare was (I LOATHE the Bus Eireann website). Do you know what the fare is? :)

    Oh, AFAIK, it's not possible to book cross-border Bus Eireann tickets online.


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  • #7
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    LadyGardener wrote: »
    Yeah, spotted the timetable but couldn't find what the fare was (I LOATHE the Bus Eireann website). Do you know what the fare is? :)

    Oh, AFAIK, it's not possible to book cross-border Bus Eireann tickets online.
    Fare is €15 single €22 day/midweek/monthly return etc as listed in my last post:) the website has it listed as service 801a but it is the Dublin-Belfast bus route 001/200


  • #8
    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    You are unlikely to find cheap fares starting from Dublin, IE advertise cheap online fares if you book far enough in advance but they are usually snapped up by a couple of early birds. Most of the fares on the website seem to be €20 each way plus the booking fee and that is going the full 28days ahead.

    I booked a €10 ticket yesterday for the 13:20 train on Friday. Can't go wrong really. All other fares were €20 one way, didn't matter how close or far away the dates were. But you can't book more than 28 days in advance.


  • #9
    LadyGardener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭LadyGardener


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    Fare is €15 single €22 day/midweek/monthly return etc as listed in my last post:)

    Oh right, sorry, thanks!


  • #10
    schemingbohemia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    Keep an eye on this thread in bargain alerts, every tuesday and saturday they release a code for a 15% discount on the train. You can only use the code to book by midnight on those days but the tickets can be for any day (within 28 days).
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056159198

    Occasionally a Facebook discount of 20% will also appear there.


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