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bus route from portlaoise to WIT

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  • 21-08-2013 11:05am
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    rorytr
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi

    I have my son starting in WIT in September. I have been trying to find a bus route to get him from Portlaoise to Waterford Institute of technology and back .
    2 questions.
    Is there a private bus company that does this . I have check with JJ Kavanagh and they don't
    How far a walk is it from Waterford Bus Station to WIT

    Thanks for your help
    Rory


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    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    rorytr wrote: »
    Hi

    I have my son starting in WIT in September. I have been trying to find a bus route to get him from Portlaoise to Waterford Institute of technology and back .
    2 questions.
    Is there a private bus company that does this . I have check with JJ Kavanagh and they don't
    How far a walk is it from Waterford Bus Station to WIT

    Thanks for your help
    Rory

    No idea about buses but I went to WIT myself back in the day and it would be at least a good 40min walk to the college from the bus station.

    Would the Dublin/Waterford train be any good for you?


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    Seren_
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    Moved from NUI Maynooth forum


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    callaway92
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    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    No idea about buses but I went to WIT myself back in the day and it would be at least a good 40min walk to the college from the bus station.

    Would the Dublin/Waterford train be any good for you?

    They train station is 5 minutes further from the college than the bus station.


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    rorytr
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭rorytr


    Hi Callaway . Thanks for advise but train does not go by portlaoise . Would have to go to Kildare. Checked all local buses and it seems the only way is to drop him and collect him in Carlow.


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    brian plank
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    did you check bus eireann? http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360753128-073.pdf


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    johnnykilo
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    brian plank wrote: »
    did you check bus eireann? http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360753128-073.pdf

    I used to work in Athlone a few years ago and used to get this bus. I think they announced it was ceasing however a year or two ago. If you go to the Bus Eireann site it's not listed in the routes anymore:

    http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=246

    To be honest it was a ****ty bus anyway, largely along back roads (felt like you were on a Rollercoaster going through Kilkenny!). In addition there were only 2 buses a day and it used to take around 4 - 4.5 hours in general.

    The other option was to go via Dublin, which depending on which bus/train you got could be as quick as 5 hours, and it didn't feel like you were driving on the surface of the moon!


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