Christmas nightlinks

stephenjmcd

Hi all, a bit confused, as the wording on the dublin bus website isn't the best. For example if im going out on the wednesday night and getting the nitelink early thursday morning. ie 4am. Do i go by the wednesday 18th timetable or the thursday 19th timetable. So stick with the night your out, or go by the next day as its technically the next day your going home

Thursday, November 28, 2013
Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that the Christmas Nitelink service will operate as follows:

Thursday 12th December 2013
All Nitelink routes will operate at 00:30hrs & 02:00hrs.

Friday 13th & Saturday 14th December 2013
All Nitelink routes will operate as per normal weekend service.

Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th December 2013
All Nitelink routes will operate at 00:30hrs & 02:00hrs.

Thursday 19th, Friday 20th & Saturday 21st December 2013
All Nitelink routes will operate as per normal weekend service.

Monday 23rd December
All Nitelink routes will operate at 00:30hrs & 02:00hrs.

Friday 27th & Saturday 28th December 2013
All Nitelink routes will operate as per normal weekend service.

Tuesday 31st December 2013
All Nitelink routes will operate as per normal weekend service.

Nitelink Prepaid Ticket €5.70
Cash Fare €6.00
Leap Card €5.00
(Valid for 1 journey on the Nitelink service.)

You can pay on the bus with coins only. Please note that banknotes are not accepted as our bus drivers do not handle cash, therefore no change can be given.

Customers can also get updates on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @dublinbusnews or call our customer service line on (01) 8734222, lines open from 08:30 - 18:00hrs (Monday to Saturday excluding bank holidays).

- See more at: http://dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/General-News/Christmas-Nitelink-Arrangements-2013/#sthash.dHGCg8n0.dpuf

LXFlyer

When they say "Thursday 12th December 2013" they mean Thursday night/Friday morning.

stephenjmcd

oh so im going out Wednesday the 18th. so i need the wed timetable so its Wednesday night / Thursday morning

LXFlyer

Correct - so the only departures are at 00:30 and 02:00, which sounds a bit early for you!!

stephenjmcd

about an hour early unfortunately. given wednesday nights in town are busier than a thursday its a bit strange that theres no 4am bus

Rashers72

Nothing on Sunday 29th Dec???

LXFlyer

There's never Nitelinks on any Sunday nights.

n97 mini

Even bank holiday Sunday nights when there really should be.

LXFlyer

They did operate on Bank Holiday Sundays at one stage, but as I recall the numbers just didn't add up.

n97 mini

lxflyer wrote: »

They did operate on Bank Holiday Sundays at one stage, but as I recall the numbers just didn't add up.

Last bank holiday Sunday night I was out and assumed they were running was October 2007. They weren't. I queued from 2am to 4:30am at the taxi rank and eventually had to call my wife to come in and collect me.

I think there was clearly demand, but Sunday nights for some reason were always different.

ivytwine

Hello all, first time posting in this part of boards

So, the latest on Thu 19th (or Fri 20th) is 2am, is that right?

Also, question, how dodgy is it for a girl on her own to get the Nitelink? Am I nuts to consider it?!

(I'd be going from town to Penny Hill Cross)

LXFlyer

On the night of Thursday 19th and the night of Friday 20th, a full service will operate up to 04:00.

Sit downstairs and you'll be fine.

ivytwine

Thanks lxflyer. Still a Dublin newbie and I really want to go to my Christmas party!

1630

n97 mini wrote: »

Last bank holiday Sunday night I was out and assumed they were running was October 2007. They weren't. I queued from 2am to 4:30am at the taxi rank and eventually had to call my wife to come in and collect me.

I think there was clearly demand, but Sunday nights for some reason were always different.

You waited two and a half hours? Ok

BenShermin

ivytwine wrote: »

Hello all, first time posting in this part of boards

So, the latest on Thu 19th (or Fri 20th) is 2am, is that right?

Also, question, how dodgy is it for a girl on her own to get the Nitelink? Am I nuts to consider it?!

(I'd be going from town to Penny Hill Cross)

Trust me, I've used the 25N regularly for years, the worst that will happen is that you'll have to join a sing along with a bunch of people without a note in their heads . You'll be grand!

L1011

1630 wrote: »

You waited two and a half hours? Ok

The over-supply of taxis we now have did not occur until a few years ago - two and a half hours to get one from a rank on a bank holiday Sunday would be perfectly normal six years ago.

There were a few places you'd have a good chance of getting a car earlier if you were clearly able to stand upright / unlikely to cause an issue and could flag one on its way to a rank but that was very much luck based.

ivytwine

BenShermin wrote: »

Trust me, I've used the 25N regularly for years, the worst that will happen is that you'll have to join a sing along with a bunch of people without a note in their heads . You'll be grand!

Which I'll probably instigate