Revised Kilkenny/Dublin Rail Timetable

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http://www.irishrail.ie/media/04-DublinWaterford1.pdf

Think there's been one or two off peak services dropped, but the journey times look a lot better i.e. 1.5hrs Kilkenny to Heuston now which is a good bit better.

Cabaal

It's fast and can be compared to a car, it's just a shame it's so expensive :-(

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Cabaal wrote: »

It's fast and can be compared to a car, it's just a shame it's so expensive :-(

It's competitive with the M9 now really, especially at peak times. It's not too bad if booked online vs cost of fuel/parking in the city.

Jamie2k9

It's fast and can be compared to a car, it's just a shame it's so expensive :-(

Don't think 9.99 is expensive once booked 3 days or longer before travel.

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Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Don't think 9.99 is expensive once booked 3 days or longer before travel.

9.99 each way plus €3 handling fee. So basically €23. And you have to get to and from the Kilkenny train station, and go at their allocated times.

€23 is not bad but still nowhere near enough of an incentive to make me leave my car at home. i reckon a return trip in a car is about €30 in petrol.

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It's really not bad. You would be really pushing it to do Kilkenny rail station to Heuston station in a car in an hour and half, despite the fexibility of the car etc. Think I paid €27.50 return online before christmas. Plus you can work on the train. I definitely think it's competitve.

Autosport

I think i'll be sticking to driving to Dublin myself. Don't like being restricted by timetables and more importantly where would I put my shopping

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Autosport wrote: »

I think i'll be sticking to driving to Dublin myself. Don't like being restricted by timetables and more importantly where would I put my shopping

Yea and the €5 parking in Arnotts is a god send

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mfitzy wrote: »

It's really not bad. You would be really pushing it to do Kilkenny rail station to Heuston station in a car in an hour and half, despite the fexibility of the car etc. Think I paid €27.50 return online before christmas. Plus you can work drink on the train. I definitely think it's competitve.

FYP!

Jamie2k9

Plus you can work drink on the train. I definitely think it's competitve.

Not on Sundays!

Captain Havoc

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Not on Sundays!

but you can on good Friday.

Jamie2k9

but you can on good Friday.

Well I would watch the space on that one...

It must kill people who can't finish there weekend drunk before they go back to Dublin.