Dublin to Athy return train price?

shanemurphyboy

Can anybody help? Ive searched the trip on iarnrod eireann and they dont say a price, any help at all guys?

foggy_lad

shanemurphyboy wrote: »

Can anybody help? Ive searched the trip on iarnrod eireann and they dont say a price, any help at all guys?

It is price band F in this page on the Waterford line

http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=118&n=197&a=265

Adult single €15
Adult day return €16.50
Adult open return €20
Student single €10
Student Return €15

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

It is price band F in this page on the Waterford line

http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=118&n=197&a=265

Adult single €15
Adult day return €16.50
Adult open return €20
Student single €10
Student Return €15

Only €1.50 for the return leg is a bargain.

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Only €1.50 for the return leg is a bargain.

That is only for the Day return, the mponthly return leg is quite a lot more while The bus is only €13.30 monthly return

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

That is only for the Day return, the mponthly return leg is quite a lot more while The bus is only €13.30 monthly return

I only mentioned the day return foggy and whats with you and the bus ?

n97 mini

JJ Kavanagh also do it for €8 single, €14 open return.

Hilly Bill

The OP didnt ask about the bus

n97 mini

No, but he possibly doesn't know there is an alternative to the train.

Hilly Bill

i dont think that its only you and foggy are the only ones that know about the bus

Jamie2k9

JJ Kavanagh also do it for €8 single, €14 open return.

Takes 20 mins longer than train and thats not including rush hour traffic!

foggy_lad

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Takes 20 mins longer than train and thats not including rush hour traffic!

Bus Eireann provide an excellent alternative to the train and Rush-hour traffic compares well to leaves on the tracks excuse coming soon to a late train near you!

davidlacey

foggy_lad wrote: »

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Takes 20 mins longer than train and thats not including rush hour traffic!

Bus Eireann provide an excellent alternative to the train and Rush-hour traffic compares well to leaves on the tracks excuse coming soon to a late train near you!

How much are bus companies paying you for cheap advertising?

LXFlyer

foggy_lad wrote: »

Bus Eireann provide an excellent alternative to the train and Rush-hour traffic compares well to leaves on the tracks excuse coming soon to a late train near you!

An excellent alternative eh?

All you have ever posted here about it has consisted of a long list of complaints.

Amazing how you seem to twist everything to suit a particular argument that you may have.

n97 mini

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Takes 20 mins longer than train and thats not including rush hour traffic!

Because it starts from the city centre. When considering the train add in the time it will take to get down to Heuston.

LeftBlank

n97 mini wrote: »

Because it starts from the city centre. When considering the train add in the time it will take to get down to Heuston.

Says who the OP is starting from the city centre :cool:

Victor

Less of the snarkiness please.

Hilly Bill wrote: »

The OP didnt ask about the bus

I don't think there is a particular problem with giving the OP an informed choice.

Hilly Bill

i know but the topic isnt about bus prices.

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

i know but the topic isnt about bus prices.

What harm is there in letting the op know that there is a cheaper alternative from the City Centre stopping in the centre of Athy which takes roughly the same time when the journey to Heuston is taken into account? The op may have thought the train was the only option available to them.

davidlacey

foggy_lad wrote: »

Hilly Bill wrote: »

i know but the topic isnt about bus prices.

What harm is there in letting the op know that there is a cheaper alternative from the City Centre stopping in the centre of Athy which takes roughly the same time when the journey to Heuston is taken into account? The op may have thought the train was the only option available to them.

Foggy if you had your way the bus wud be the only option for the OP to take, judging by your willingness to close lines and boycott rail and the like!

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

What harm is there in letting the op know that there is a cheaper alternative from the City Centre stopping in the centre of Athy which takes roughly the same time when the journey to Heuston is taken into account? The op may have thought the train was the only option available to them.

No harm but the OP didnt ask about the train . Im sure the OP would have asked about the bus if he/she was going to use it. The Bus is as popular as the train and people do know about it.
Not everyone in Dublin live in the city centre Foggy. Where are you going with this journey to Heuston lark? The bus will still have to go past Heuston.
For someone that hates CIE you do a lot of promoting of their services .

foggy_lad

So the bus is far cheaper and more frequent than the train but you would prefer if people were not informed of the alternatives and the costs, times etc? Not very helpful but with regard to Irish rail not very surprising.

I am also not anti-rail but I do think the railways need to be rationalised and modernised in Ireland to be able to compete with bus and road. Sticking the auld head in the sandbox and dreaming of days of steam and mark 3s does nothing constructive.

I can also be critical of buses at times especially bus eireann and the nta's new timetables which are basically impossible to keep to. The x8 is almost always 30-50minutes late while the x20 has not been on time since it was started over a year ago.

Lapin

foggy_lad wrote: »

...... while the x20 has not been on time since it was started over a year ago.

I'll vouch for that, although it is a vast improvement on the existing 20 service.

Hilly Bill

what are you on about now foggy ?

Victor

Hilly Bill wrote: »

what are you on about now foggy ?

Knock it off.

Moderator

Hilly Bill

its a fair question seeing that the thread is about a train fare.

foggy_lad

foggy_lad wrote: »

So the bus is far cheaper and more frequent than the train but you would prefer if people were not informed of the alternatives and the costs, times etc? Not very helpful but with regard to Irish rail not very surprising.

I am also not anti-rail but I do think the railways need to be rationalised and modernised in Ireland to be able to compete with bus and road. Sticking the auld head in the sandbox and dreaming of days of steam and mark 3s does nothing constructive.

I can also be critical of buses at times especially bus eireann and the nta's new timetables which are basically impossible to keep to. The x8 is almost always 30-50minutes late while the x20 has not been on time since it was started over a year ago.

Hilly Bill wrote: »

what are you on about now foggy ?

Just being informative and if you don't understand what I have posted I don't think help is available for you.

Hilly Bill

Giving info is one thing but going on about mk3's and days of steam and heads in sand is strange when all the OP wanted was info on the return price between Dublin and Athy by train.

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Giving info is one thing but going on about mk3's and days of steam and heads in sand is strange when all the OP wanted was info on the return price between Dublin and Athy by train.

I was responding to your post where you said the following

Hilly Bill wrote: »

For someone that hates CIE you do a lot of promoting of their services .

Hilly Bill

It doesnt matter Foggy. Lets stick with the first answer you gave the OP.

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

It doesnt matter Foggy. Lets stick with the first answer you gave the OP.

Why? when we now know that there are probably better options available to the op and others who might read this?

The train is quite slow and quite expensive while the buses are not much faster but do serve both Athy town centre as well as Naas and Kilcullen town centres and also drops you off in Dublin City Centre, something the train will never be able to do!

The buses are also much cheaper and some would say more comfortable considering the state of the tracks from Hazlehatch to Athy, Trains are regularly delayed and often overcrowded.

Snarkiness aside the bus wins hands down on this and many other routes!

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

Why? when we now know that there are probably better options available to the op and others who might read this?

The train is quite slow and quite expensive while the buses are not much faster but do serve both Athy town centre as well as Naas and Kilcullen town centres and also drops you off in Dublin City Centre, something the train will never be able to do!

The buses are also much cheaper and some would say more comfortable considering the state of the tracks from Hazlehatch to Athy, Trains are regularly delayed and often overcrowded.

Snarkiness aside the bus wins hands down on this and many other routes!

Ok, lets stick with your first reply to the OP and post number six.

foggy_lad

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Ok, lets stick with your first reply to the OP and post number six.

foggy_lad wrote: »

Just being informative and if you don't understand what I have posted I don't think help is available for you.

Your posts in this thread suggest to me that there is an issue with you understanding what I have already posted, I can't do any better than plain old english so can be of no further help to you. maybe others can help you if you put the call out but I don't this is the right thread or category to seek such help.

Hilly Bill

I understood your first post Foggy.

Victor

Take it to PM.

And have a week off.