Can I get off early?

kidneyfan

If I have the return part of a ticket from Sligo to Dublin can i get off in Carrick on Shannon?

gouche

You can get off at whatever stop you like as long as the bus/train stops there.

GerardKeating

kidneyfan wrote: »

If I have the return part of a ticket from Sligo to Dublin can i get off in Carrick on Shannon?

Not if the Sligo fare is cheaper. There is a specific rule for this.

CVH24

kidneyfan wrote: »

If I have the return part of a ticket from Sligo to Dublin can i get off in Carrick on Shannon?

I can not see why not, one driver on the Donegal Bus said to me why the % euro offer was on that as long as you get on in Dublin you can pretty much get off anywhere, it does not work the otherway, this was the 5 euro end to end offer, I was going to Ballyshannon. So I could get on in and Dublin and off in Ballyshannon but the Ticket machine could not do it the other way round. He said you had paid to Donegal I could get off anywhere along the way, He also said if you had a return ticket from say Donegal you could get on anywher on the way to Dublin you liked as you had paid all the way from Donegal anyway. You just can not break you journey and complete it later. Hope thats clear and best of luck in your journey.

kidneyfan

Well the reason why not is clear but I paid the full fare unfortunately so in this case it does not arise. Thanks lads.

CVH24 wrote: »

I can not see why not, one driver on the Donegal Bus said to me why the % euro offer was on that as long as you get on in Dublin you can pretty much get off anywhere, it does not work the otherway, this was the 5 euro end to end offer, I was going to Ballyshannon. So I could get on in and Dublin and off in Ballyshannon but the Ticket machine could not do it the other way round. He said you had paid to Donegal I could get off anywhere along the way, He also said if you had a return ticket from say Donegal you could get on anywher on the way to Dublin you liked as you had paid all the way from Donegal anyway. You just can not break you journey and complete it later. Hope thats clear and best of luck in your journey.

kidneyfan

Well the reason why not is clear but I paid the full fare unfortunately so in this case it does not arise. Thanks lads.

CVH24 wrote: »

I can not see why not, one driver on the Donegal Bus said to me why the % euro offer was on that as long as you get on in Dublin you can pretty much get off anywhere, it does not work the otherway, this was the 5 euro end to end offer, I was going to Ballyshannon. So I could get on in and Dublin and off in Ballyshannon but the Ticket machine could not do it the other way round. He said you had paid to Donegal I could get off anywhere along the way, He also said if you had a return ticket from say Donegal you could get on anywher on the way to Dublin you liked as you had paid all the way from Donegal anyway. You just can not break you journey and complete it later. Hope thats clear and best of luck in your journey.

Jamie2k9

You just can not break you journey and complete it later.

Yes you can with Irish Rail provided you purchased a walk up ticket. You must complete the journey during the same day or the first service the following day where the timetable didn't allow full completion on the same day.

LXFlyer

Break of journey is allowed in very limited circumstances also on Bus Eireann:

Break of journey is not permitted except at interchange points for completion of journey by another bus on the same day.

Hilly Bill

Nobody can stop you getting off a bus or train if it stops at an intermediate stop.

foggy_lad

GerardKeating wrote: »

Not if the Sligo fare is cheaper. There is a specific rule for this.

This only applies on the train. Bus fares are a bit more flexible.