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Bus Éireann Student Tickets - UK Student Card?

brummytom · 2012-08-08 22:18:21

Does anyone know if it's possible to travel on a student ticket with a UK Student Card (UCAS or NUS)? Cheers.

08-08-2012 10:18pm

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Does anyone know if it's possible to travel on a student ticket with a UK Student Card (UCAS or NUS)?

Cheers.

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#2 08-08-2012 10:20pm

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No has to be a valid Irish college or bus company photo I.D
e.g Dublin bus, Irish Rail and Bus Eireann

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#3 08-08-2012 10:52pm

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There's got to be some cross EU rule on this, no? You can use Irish students across the UK and continent and even Switzerland without issue, why is Ireland different?

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#4 08-08-2012 11:28pm

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Anecdotally; if you look like a student and ask for a student ticket, you generally get it without being asked for ID.

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#5 09-08-2012 9:27am

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Most likely not: http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=271

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#6 09-08-2012 2:10pm

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I thought the answers were ropey as in the past Irish students needed a card with ISIC sticker and having checked both. IE and BE sites, these can still be used. IE even makes explicit reference to international students. BE makes reference to ISIC issued by USIT but it can hardly intend to restrict it so much.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_offers.jsp?i=4479

http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=271

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#7 09-08-2012 2:45pm

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Marcusm wrote: »

I thought the answers were ropey as in the past Irish students needed a card with ISIC sticker and having checked both. IE and BE sites, these can still be used. IE even makes explicit reference to international students. BE makes reference to ISIC issued by USIT but it can hardly intend to restrict it so much.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_offers.jsp?i=4479

http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=271

The IE terms you refer to are only applicable when buying tickets in their ongoing seat sale for the summer months and apply only to student return fares, from the 31st August the only acceptible form of student card will be the student travelcard.

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#8 09-08-2012 3:52pm

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foggy_lad wrote: »

The IE terms you refer to are only applicable when buying tickets in their ongoing seat sale for the summer months and apply only to student return fares, from the 31st August the only acceptible form of student card will be the student travelcard.

Sorry for misleading so.

So foreign students here for a trip or whatever would have to buy that card; fairly parochial attitude!!

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#9 09-08-2012 4:49pm

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That of course pre-supposes that the IE offer will not be extended. Given it has been extended once already, I suspect it might be extended again.

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#10 09-08-2012 5:15pm

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Marcusm wrote: »

Sorry for misleading so.

So foreign students here for a trip or whatever would have to buy that card; fairly parochial attitude!!

Not really. A lof of other countries (e.g. UK) will give no discount to students unless they have a student travel card

http://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/

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#11 09-08-2012 9:29pm

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lxflyer wrote: »

That of course pre-supposes that the IE offer will not be extended. Given it has been extended once already, I suspect it might be extended again.

It is a summer seat sale and will finish when colleges reopen which is generally around the end of September so i can't see it being extended beyond then, much the same as last summers attempt to fill thousands of empty overpriced seats.

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#12 09-08-2012 10:16pm

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foggy_lad wrote: »

It is a summer seat sale and will finish when colleges reopen which is generally around the end of September so i can't see it being extended beyond then, much the same as last summers attempt to fill thousands of empty overpriced seats.

Eh, the student special fares have been running since before the summer.

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#13 09-08-2012 10:58pm

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Third Level Students

1. Student ID cards as issued by a recognised third-level college in the Republic. Full List of Recognised Colleges
2.‘Student Travelcard’ issued by Student Travelcard Ltd. for full time Third Level Students
3.International Student Identity Card (ISIC) issued by USIT for full time Third Level Students
4.Translink Student Card issued in Northern Ireland to full time Third Level Students
5.USI Plus Card as issued by Campus.ie or at Student Union Offices nationally.

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#14 09-08-2012 11:00pm

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LeftBlank wrote: »

Eh, the student special fares have been running since before the summer.

Since the end of the college term around the end of may.

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#15 09-08-2012 11:47pm

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Ah sure why let the truth get in the way of yet more totally incorrect statements/allegations that you have made.

The promotion was launched on 28 February last and you posted about it yourself. Hardly at the end of the term.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77330401

Perhaps (for once) you might care to publicly acknowledge that you are wrong.

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#16 10-08-2012 12:17am

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lxflyer wrote: »

Ah sure why let the truth get in the way of yet more totally incorrect statements/allegations that you have made.

The promotion was launched on 28 February last and you posted about it yourself. Hardly at the end of the term.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77330401

Perhaps (for once) you might care to publicly acknowledge that you are wrong.

Yes indeed I was wrong about that as I had thought this offer had started shortly before the web seta sale that has been running during the summer. There are soo many offers and conditions it is a minefield of confusion, whatever happened to genuine all year round low fares?

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#17 10-08-2012 9:24am

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Well given you were confused maybe you should start checking your facts before you post in future and not post what are frankly ludicrous comments.

I don't really see what the problem is - there are only two promotions in place - one for students and the web sale for everyone else.

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#18 01-09-2012 3:09pm

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foggy_lad wrote: »

The IE terms you refer to are only applicable when buying tickets in their ongoing seat sale for the summer months and apply only to student return fares, from the 31st August the only acceptible form of student card will be the student travelcard.

foggy_lad wrote: »

It is a summer seat sale and will finish when colleges reopen which is generally around the end of September so i can't see it being extended beyond then, much the same as last summers attempt to fill thousands of empty overpriced seats.

Well needless to say you have again been shown to not have a clue about what you are talking about.

The student travel promotion has been extended until (at least) 31 December 2012.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_offers.jsp?i=4479

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#19 01-09-2012 6:23pm

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lxflyer wrote: »

The student travel promotion has been extended until (at least) 31 December 2012.

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_offers.jsp?i=4479

Desperate times require desperation measures to try to fill seats but considering most journeys will still be much cheaper by bus, having a sale like this is pointless. Students more so than most will he counting their penny's and euros in these cash strapped times and any saving no matter how small will ease the burden in them and their families.

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