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Number 18 Dublin Bus User

win2one · 2015-02-11 14:01:34

Anyone here use the No 18 in the morning am wondering how long the bus takes from The Childrens Hospital Crumlin to Ballsbridge Jurys Hotel (now D4) to be there before 9 am.

11-02-2015 2:01pm

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Anyone here use the No 18 in the morning am wondering how long the bus takes from The Childrens Hospital Crumlin to Ballsbridge Jurys Hotel (now D4) to be there before 9 am.

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#2 11-02-2015 2:02pm

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#3 11-02-2015 2:04pm

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Usually about an hour. The journey time varies wildly though as the route takes it through a lot of traffic choke points with little or no bus lanes.

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#4 11-02-2015 2:08pm

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I know the route but have not used it in ages and not at that time.

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#5 11-02-2015 2:21pm

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Get on the bus before 8, and you'll be there with time to spare, off the top of my head. Bear in mind that is rush hour.

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#6 11-02-2015 2:28pm

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As Stark said, the times are very very unpredictable, it can easily take well over an hour by bus for what is a half hour journey on a Sunday.

Your best bet for a guaranteed time is by bicycle. Along Crumlinn Rd to the canal, then along the canal to Baggott St bridge and down to Jury's. There are loads of cyclists along this route every morning and its cycle lanes all the way to Baggott St.

It should take 20-30 mins even in very heavy traffic for an unfit cyclist.

You could walk it in just over an hour as well.

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#7 11-02-2015 2:34pm

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I would suggest that you'd be best to get the 18 that leaves Palmerstown at 7.25 or 7.35! I used to get it at the garda station in crumlin at 7.45 & it would only be arriving in Ballsbridge for 8.45/8.50. The traffic differs on certain days of the week, the worst traffic spot on this route would be Rathmines/Ranelagh where you could be stopping for the guts of up to to 25/30 mins on a bad day

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#8 11-02-2015 9:09pm

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The timing seems to be too ambitious. I'd be there before 8am, especially if it is an interview or similar.

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#9 11-02-2015 10:55pm

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OP I've moved this to Commuting and Transport where it's more appropriate, please take the time to read the forum charter

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