Cost of train journey Galway - Cork

Mars Bar

The Irish Rail website is incredibly frustrating. All I want to know is what it costs to go from Galway to Cork on the train. A single journey, not a return journey.

Can anyone help?

Lapin

All I get is a page telling me there are no online tickets available.

The website doesn't quote student fares either. I was trying to book a journey earlier.

Its piss poor.

Losty Dublin

Contact Galway Station and they can confirm the booking office price; their details are here

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_stations_detail.jsp

The online booking system won't allow you to price or book it as Galway-Limerick trains currently have no seat reservation system in place. It will however let you book singles from Galway-Dublin and Dublin-Cork; that way you can get it at less than €40, booking fee included as assuming you book 3 days ahead.

Losty Dublin

Lapin wrote: »

All I get is a page telling me there are no online tickets available.

The website doesn't quote student fares either. I was trying to book a journey earlier.

Its piss poor.

It does; ticket details below gives you child and student rates for your respective tickets.

goingnowhere

Until Irish Rail gets it's act together these guys are the only show in town

http://www.railusers.ie/passenger_info/fare_calc_2013.php?station_from=CORK&station_to=GALWY&stage1=Submit

Mars Bar

goingnowhere wrote: »

Until Irish Rail gets it's act together these guys are the only show in town

http://www.railusers.ie/passenger_info/fare_calc_2013.php?station_from=CORK&station_to=GALWY&stage1=Submit

€56!!!!! :eek:

CityLink will be getting my custom in that case. Such a shame as comfort on trains far exceeds the bus.

Lapin

Losty Dublin wrote: »

The online booking system won't allow you to price or book it as Galway-Limerick trains currently have no seat reservation system in place. It will however let you book singles from Galway-Dublin and Dublin-Cork; that way you can get it at less than €40, booking fee included as assuming you book 3 days ahead.

You see thats the piss poor bit I was on about.
I can buy a train ticket from London to The Hague in one booking.
This involves changing trains twice and passing through 4 countries.

But I can't buy a ticket from Galway to Limerick.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

It does; ticket details below gives you child and student rates for your respective tickets.

Cheers, missed that earlier.

KCAccidental

Mars Bar wrote: »

€56!!!!! :eek:

CityLink will be getting my custom in that case. Such a shame as comfort on trains far exceeds the bus.

Bus is much more convenient in any case, you'd be looking at a minimum of two changes to get from Galway to Cork, possibly even 3 depending on timing. at least with the bus it's just the 1 at the most.

foggy_lad

There are 12 buses each way every day on the 51 route with a time of 4 hours 20 minutes for Galway-Cork but this is reduced to 3 hours 25 minutes when the X51 service is used between Galway and Limerick and route 51 used Limerick-Cork.

Service 51
Fare Discounted Fare
18.00 17.10 : Adult Single
28.00 26.60 : Adult Rtn
28.00 26.60 : Adult Day Rtn
15.50 14.72 : Child Single
21.00 19.95 : Child Return
21.00 19.95 : Child Day Rtn
16.00 15.20 : Student Single
24.00 22.80 : Student Rtn
28.00 26.60 : Adult MW Rtn
21.00 19.95 : Child MW Rtn
56.00 53.20 : Family Rtn

Mars Bar

Ah yeah I know about the buses as I've done that before but it's a bloody long journey in such a tight space.

I thought that with it being only a single journey, I could treat myself to the train but now it's looking like I'll need to take the bus.

Hilly Bill

Ring them instead.

munchkin_utd

KCAccidental wrote: »

Bus is much more convenient in any case, you'd be looking at a minimum of two changes to get from Galway to Cork, possibly even 3 depending on timing. at least with the bus it's just the 1 at the most.

wrong,
since the new timetable there are trains to/from Galway which goto Limerick junction meaning only 1 change for Cork to/from Galway.
http://www.irishrail.ie/media/11-GalwayLimerickCorkTralee1.pdf

munchkin_utd

BTW, next weekend theres works on the line so bus transfers from Galway to Athenry.
http://www.irishrail.ie/media/A5BookletHeuston-GalwayT.T1.pdf

Losty Dublin

Lapin wrote: »

You see thats the piss poor bit I was on about.
I can buy a train ticket from London to The Hague in one booking.
This involves changing trains twice and passing through 4 countries.

But I can't buy a ticket from Galway to Limerick.
.

It's more the fact that the trains on the Limerick-Galway service are commuter stock and thus don't have seat reservation in place than anything else. I understand that this situation might change in the near future but for now it's counter/TVM sales only on that line.

foggy_lad

munchkin_utd wrote: »

wrong,
since the new timetable there are trains to/from Galway which goto Limerick junction meaning only 1 change for Cork to/from Galway.
http://www.irishrail.ie/media/11-GalwayLimerickCorkTralee1.pdf

There are only two possible trains a day where you can travel galway-cork with one change. They are both over 4hours and cost a staggering amount compared to the cheaper and much faster and much more frequent bus services.

Also as wiith most innovations on our railways there is no easy connections on a sunday. Must be the cost of staff overtime.

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

There are only two possible trains a day where you can travel galway-cork with one change. They are both over 4hours and cost a staggering amount compared to the cheaper and much faster and much more frequent bus services.

Also as wiith most innovations on our railways there is no easy connections on a sunday. Must be the cost of staff overtime.

you were doing well there foggy but you just couldnt help the misinformed dig at the end could you.

foggy_lad

It is an excuse bandied about by irish rail for not having sunday services on other little used lines. Crossing Gatekeepers dont work free on sundays and neither do other staff!

Hilly Bill

foggy_lad wrote: »

It is an excuse bandied about by irish rail for not having sunday services on other little used lines. Crossing Gatekeepers dont work free on sundays and neither do other staff!

whats the point of running a train if its not being used? Staff would get rosterd on for the sunday as part of the working week if needed. You would be doing good if you found someone in irish rail getting extra for working the sunday. Those days are long gone. I still dont understand how this thread has got anything to do with sunday work anyway.

irishgrover

this tread is a good example of why Irish Rail is doomed.....

foggy_lad

irishgrover wrote: »

this tread is a good example of why Irish Rail is doomed.....

"Irish Rail" is about as toxic a brand as Anglo Irish Bank was and extortionate fares like €56 single do nothing to help when compared with €18 for a faster, quieter, far more frequent and more comfortable coach.

Hilly Bill

if you start paying your fares then maybe they will become cheaper.

Grandeeod

Hilly Bill wrote: »

if you start paying your fares then maybe they will become cheaper.

Such desperation.:rolleyes:

Hilly Bill

the villa in wexford has to be paid for somehow

monument

Hilly Bill wrote: »

if you start paying your fares then maybe they will become cheaper.

Hilly Bill is taking a break for this post -- banned for a week for personal abuse. Please do not respond to his post or this post.

Spiral2

foggy_lad wrote: »

"Irish Rail" is about as toxic a brand as Anglo Irish Bank was and extortionate fares like €56 single do nothing to help when compared with €18 for a faster, quieter, far more frequent and more comfortable coach.

The fare disparities are shocking. Truly shocking.

But the reason private coaches are quieter is the same reason that private hospitals can provide better services and are calmer:

They don't have to provide services to the great unwashed.

GoBe and Aircoach don't have to provide travel to a dude or dudess sporting a travel pass skulling Dutch Gold whilst roaring at the top of their heads. The Beacon or the Bons don't have to deal with the detritus caused by a night's drinking and fighting.

The public system however has to accept all those folk who wouldn't be allowed on paid-for services.

foggy_lad

Spiral2 wrote: »

The fare disparities are shocking. Truly shocking.

But the reason private coaches are quieter is the same reason that private hospitals can provide better services and are calmer:

They don't have to provide services to the great unwashed.

GoBe and Aircoach don't have to provide travel to a dude or dudess sporting a travel pass skulling Dutch Gold whilst roaring at the top of their heads. The Beacon or the Bons don't have to deal with the detritus caused by a night's drinking and fighting.

The public system however has to accept all those folk who wouldn't be allowed on paid-for services.

In this case the price difference is between two branches of the same company(C.I.E) with Bus Éireann being almost €40 cheaper than Irish Rail.

There was no private bus or anything else mentioned so the rant about the great unwashed free pass holders skulling dutch gold are irrelevant.

corktina

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Contact Galway Station and they can confirm the booking office price; their details are here

http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_stations_detail.jsp

The online booking system won't allow you to price or book it as Galway-Limerick trains currently have no seat reservation system in place. It will however let you book singles from Galway-Dublin and Dublin-Cork; that way you can get it at less than €40, booking fee included as assuming you book 3 days ahead.

it's odd that you can't book Galway to Limerick. I had no trouble booking Mallow to Galway via the WRC (next friday) mind you €45.50 single is a bit saucy....