Castleknock to IFSC

Young_gunner

Hi there

I live in Castleknock (not far from the Phoenix Park) and I'm considering accepting a job in the IFSC - just wondered if it is easy to get from Cknock to the IFSC - does a train service the route?

Polar101

Yeah, just get a Maynooth line train from Castleknock or Navan Road Parkway (whichever is closer to you) to Connolly. Would be about 20 minutes.

Cool Mo D

You can take the train from Ashtown or Phoenix Park stations (just off the Navan road), to Connolly or Docklands station.

Young_gunner

Brilliant thanks guys

Do any buses serve the route either?

Cathmandooo

Loads of buses (you're in a great spot to get to and from the city centre / IFSC), looks up routes 37, 38 and 39 on Dublin Bus!

LXFlyer

Cool Mo D wrote: »

You can take the train from Ashtown or Phoenix Park stations (just off the Navan road), to Connolly or Docklands station.

That no longer exists - It is now Navan Road Parkway Station.

LXFlyer

OP - Train from Ashtown to either Connolly or Docklands - timetable here.

Buses:
37 will take you from Castleknock Road to O'Connell Bridge.
38, 38a, 38b, 39, 39a and 70 from Navan Road will all take you to O'Connell Bridge.

Slydice

Cycle in through the Phoenix Park

It's absolutely AWESOME! No seriously... Awesome!

ProudDUB

OP, my niece lives in Castleknock and works near the IFSC too. She chooses to get the 37 bus to and from work. She says the morning train and the evening trains are already so jampacked when she gets on at Castleknock & Connolly, that she always has to stand for the entire trip. The bus trip takes marginally longer, and she has to walk about 5 mins more from the stop on Ashton Quay to work. But thinks its worth it not having to stand for 30 mins first thing in the morning & after a hard days work. I was waiting for a DART at Connolly today. A Maynooth commuter train came and went as I waited & it did look uncomfortably crowded.

LXFlyer

There would be no issues with crowded trains if you take a Docklands service.

Young_gunner

lxflyer wrote: »

There would be no issues with crowded trains if you take a Docklands service.

what's a docklands service?!

Ben D Bus

Young_gunner wrote: »

what's a docklands service?!

A train that goes to Docklands station in the IFSC?

LXFlyer

Young_gunner wrote: »

what's a docklands service?!

As above - one of the trains that goes to Docklands Station rather than Connolly.

The station is located at the Sherriff Street bridge but you can walk directly onto Mayor Street by walking alongside the Spencer Dock apartments. It's basically at the opposite end of the IFSC to Connolly.

Those trains are less popular than those heading to Connolly and Pearse.

Look at the timetable link that I posted above.

mikemac1

Cycle it, you can go through Phoenix Park

Young_gunner

lxflyer wrote: »

As above - one of the trains that goes to Docklands Station rather than Connolly.

The station is located at the Sherriff Street bridge but you can walk directly onto Mayor Street by walking alongside the Spencer Dock apartments. It's basically at the opposite end of the IFSC to Connolly.

Those trains are less popular than those heading to Connolly and Pearse.

Look at the timetable link that I posted above.

thanks a mill lxflyer - can i ask how you got to that section of the irishrail website, i've tried going through timetables etc (just to see other routes) but no joy

thanks again for you assistance.

LXFlyer

Young_gunner wrote: »

thanks a mill lxflyer - can i ask how you got to that section of the irishrail website, i've tried going through timetables etc (just to see other routes) but no joy

thanks again for you assistance.

Go to the home page (www.irishrail.ie).

Go to the bottom of the page - the fourth column across is "Timetables and Service Updates" and the first item is "Download Timetable pdfs".

Click on that and the full range of route timetables will appear!