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Price of Rail Tickets

  • 21-06-2015 7:23pm
    #1
    BowWow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭


    Had a meeting in Limerick on Friday, would normally drive, offered a lift so took it. Decided I would get the train back.
    Arrived up to Bus/Train station and couldn't believe a one way ticket to Hueston was €53! Could have booked on-line the night before for €18, but wasn't sure what time meeting would end. Assumed a full price ticket would be €25 or €26.
    Anyway, walked across the hall and bought a bus ticket to Dublin for €13 - a €40 difference!

    Does anyone actually walk up and pay €53?


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  • #2
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    Some people do pay full price seen it plenty of times, but I have no idea what the actual level of sales is. For Future reference you can book train tickets on line up to 90 minutes before departure.


  • #3
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,796 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    BowWow wrote: »
    Had a meeting in Limerick on Friday, would normally drive, offered a lift so took it. Decided I would get the train back.
    Arrived up to Bus/Train station and couldn't believe a one way ticket to Hueston was €53! Could have booked on-line the night before for €18, but wasn't sure what time meeting would end. Assumed a full price ticket would be €25 or €26.
    Anyway, walked across the hall and bought a bus ticket to Dublin for €13 - a €40 difference!

    Does anyone actually walk up and pay €53?

    Yes I suspect Cork/Limerick have the highest walk up fares.

    FYI if you had booked online it would only cost you 10 euro to change trains so would of worked out much cheaper anyway.


  • #4
    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Banjoxed


    BowWow wrote: »
    Had a meeting in Limerick on Friday, would normally drive, offered a lift so took it. Decided I would get the train back.
    Arrived up to Bus/Train station and couldn't believe a one way ticket to Hueston was €53! Could have booked on-line the night before for €18, but wasn't sure what time meeting would end. Assumed a full price ticket would be €25 or €26.
    Anyway, walked across the hall and bought a bus ticket to Dublin for €13 - a €40 difference!

    Does anyone actually walk up and pay €53?

    BowWow, wow!


  • #5
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    Irish rail should introduce a loyalty system.


  • #6
    schemingbohemia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    Irish rail should introduce a loyalty system.

    Well there is a discount if you have an Annual GDA ticket


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  • #7
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    Dublin coach is a tenner from Arthur's quay to dOlier st Dublin


  • #8
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭1huge1


    Have got the bus to Limerick many times in the past, completely packed, sometimes unable to get a seat.

    Whereas the few times I've got the train, even on a Friday evening, it can sometimes only be half full. Surely reducing the price would entice more people to use it and actually give them more money. It appear's the law of diminishing returns is lost on IE.

    A fairly straight forward yield management system would do them wonders...


  • #9
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,796 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    1huge1 wrote: »
    Have got the bus to Limerick many times in the past, completely packed, sometimes unable to get a seat.

    Whereas the few times I've got the train, even on a Friday evening, it can sometimes only be half full. Surely reducing the price would entice more people to use it and actually give them more money. It appear's the law of diminishing returns is lost on IE.

    A fairly straight forward yield management system would do them wonders...

    When have you got the train on a Friday, seats are hard to come by from 13.00-19.00 services....


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