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Bus Éireann - pay with cash?

  • 21-01-2015 7:37pm
    #1
    Firewalkwithme
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    Probably a stupid question but can you pay cash when you board a bus eireann bus or do you need a ticket bought in advance?

    Also, if I buy a return ticket can I use it and then make the return journey 2 days later?


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  • #2
    Ted_YNWA
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    If you are at a bus station, you are better off getting a ticket there. Drivers do accept cash on board. There are different types of return, daily or monthly.
    Monthly return would be probably the best one for you, month betwen outbound & return legs CH.


  • #3
    foggy_lad
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    Cartoon_Head wrote: »
    Probably a stupid question but can you pay cash when you board a bus eireann bus or do you need a ticket bought in advance?

    Also, if I buy a return ticket can I use it and then make the return journey 2 days later?
    In Bus stations you might be told to use the ticket machines in the station, otherwise you pay the driver or buy online and show the driver your printout or the MAC number in the email.

    You can buy a day return or an open return from the driver these are often the same price, but if you need to return the next day or later you should specify an open return as you wont be allowed travel on an expired day return.


  • #4
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    If you are at a bus station, you are better off getting a ticket there. Drivers do accept cash on board. There are different types of return, daily or monthly.
    Monthly return would be probably the best one for you, month betwen outbound & return legs CH.

    Thanks, do you know if the monthly ticket costs much more than a regular return?


  • #5
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,802 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Cartoon_Head wrote: »
    Thanks, do you know if the monthly ticket costs much more than a regular return?

    Usually no difference or very little to a daily return which out & back need to be done on same day.


  • #6
    foggy_lad
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    Cartoon_Head wrote: »
    Thanks, do you know if the monthly ticket costs much more than a regular return?
    check the fares here, just pick your route then pick start and end points

    Bus Eireann Fares


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  • #7
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,802 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Check out fares here

    http://www.buseireann.ie/


    around 10% discount if you buy online.


  • #8
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    That's great, thanks for your help everyone. :-)


  • #9
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,802 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Cartoon_Head wrote: »
    That's great, thanks for your help everyone. :-)

    Not sure where you are going to & from, but there might be private bus operators on the route also. Ones I know offhand are below

    http://jjkavanagh.ie/timetables
    http://www.gobus.ie/
    http://www.aircoach.ie/


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