Child tickets on Irish Rail

JOJOGINS

hi,just notice that there are no child fare on the ticket machine?
so do the child just wait to arrive to the destination they pay?
will the child be charge any penalty????
and how can i check the child fare on the internet?
how does the leap card works?

foggy_lad

JOJOGINS wrote: »

hi,just notice that there are no child fare on the ticket machine?
so do the child just wait to arrive to the destination they pay?
will the child be charge any penalty????
and how can i check the child fare on the internet?
how does the leap card works?

you should not pay until you reach the destination. Irish rail are unable to sell a child ticket from many of their suburban station vending machines so the child is allowed pay at their destination.

There can be no penalty because there is no way to buy a ticket at the stations when the booking office is closed.

corktina

I thought the child option came up after you had booked an adult ticket.

Losty Dublin

JOJOGINS wrote: »

hi,just notice that there are no child fare on the ticket machine?
so do the child just wait to arrive to the destination they pay?
will the child be charge any penalty????
and how can i check the child fare on the internet?
how does the leap card works?

Have a look at www.irishrail.ie for train fares.

Also, www.leapcard.ie for Leap details.

There are child Leap cards available if your children are using trains without an adult.

JOJOGINS

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Have a look at www.irishrail.ie for train fares.

Also, www.leapcard.ie for Leap details.

There are child Leap cards available if your children are using trains without an adult.

hi i did checkd the irishrail.ie but it seems only the adult fare comes up.
the leapcard dont show trains fare.
thank you

daymobrew

JOJOGINS wrote: »

the leapcard dont show trains fare.

You will only be charged a child fare when a Child Leapcard is used.

foggy_lad

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Have a look at www.irishrail.ie for train fares.

Also, www.leapcard.ie for Leap details.

There are child Leap cards available if your children are using trains without an adult.

Can a child ticket be bought on its own from a ticket vending machine on the Dublin dart/commuter lines?

Answer - only in a very small number of stations.

If no ticket is available to buy at the station the child may buy their ticket on the train or at their destination.

Victor

JOJOGINS wrote: »

and how can i check the child fare on the internet?

For DART / Dublin Commuter fares, go to this page and put in the relevant stations. http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=118&n=198

how does the leap card works?

You buy a card for €5. You then add credit to the card (the credit is on the card, not an account like a mobile phone - the card is then as good as money). You tag on at the validator / ticket gate at the station you are leaving and then tag off at the station you arrive at. You do the same at Luas stops. On buses, you only tag on - if travelling less than the full fare, go to the drivers machine, otherwise, tag on at the validator on the right.

Hilly Bill

Just for those that didnt know, child tickets are now available from the TVM's.