Eurolines to Leeds

molly09

Hi

I am thinking of going to Leeds on the euro lines , leaving Dublin at approx 17.00 and arriving in Leeds at 07.00.

I was never on this before, is it possible to sleep on the buses, do they be normally packed.

Subpopulus

You'll sleep alright. It won't be good sleep but you'll sleep.

I've taken the Eurolines coach from London to Cork on a few occasions - always on a friday so it's usually full by the time you get to Bristol. Don't know what the midweek situation is.

It's not too bad a way to travel, but only if you're skint and aren't in a rush.

molly09

Thanks for that, I am thinking of bringing a pillow and just hoping that I will get a few hours so the next day won't be a disaster.

savagethegoat

my experience was off lack of leg room....and I'm sub 6 foot....not a nice experience

Idbatterim

you can fly into leeds bradford airport with Ryanair and AerLingus...

n97 mini

Or SailRail for 42 quid

LXFlyer

n97 mini wrote: »

Or SailRail for 42 quid

But not on the evening sailings unless you want to enjoy the delights that Holyhead has to offer for over four hours.

Subpopulus

lxflyer wrote: »

But not on the evening sailings unless you want to enjoy the delights that Holyhead has to offer for over four hours.

I think the 45 minutes I spent waiting in Holyhead one night on a London-Dublin SailRail was the grimmest 45 minutes of my life.

gipi

I've done this route several times. The coach leaves the boat after midnight, makes several stops, and the driver takes a meal stop at about 4am at a motorway services. Proper sleep isn't easy with all that interruption.

n97 mini

Why would anyone pay €41 for the bus and an 11 hour journey when the train is €42 and 3-4 hours quicker.

Vic_08

n97 mini wrote: »

Why would anyone pay €41 for the bus and an 11 hour journey when the train is €42 and 3-4 hours quicker.

As Lxflyer already answered; that is not the case on the overnight ferry where a 4 hour wait for the first train out of Holyhead and an arrival into Leeds over 2 hours later.

A quicker but later (11am) arrival can be made by rail using the 02.15 Stena departure from Dublin

In the other direction the train connection departs Leeds 2 1/2 hours later for the overnight sailings.

n97 mini

Vic_08 wrote: »

As Lxflyer already answered; that is not the case on the overnight ferry where a 4 hour wait for the first train out of Holyhead and an arrival into Leeds over 2 hours later.

Not the question I asked. Unless you *need* the travel under the cover of dark, there is no sense in travelling by bus for 3 hours more and 1 euro less.

Vic_08

n97 mini wrote: »

Not the question I asked. Unless you *need* the travel under the cover of dark, there is no sense in travelling by bus for 3 hours more and 1 euro less.

:rolleyes:

Considering that the bus service only operates once a day under cover of dark then the only relevant comparison is the sail-rail connections running at similar times which as I said are 2hrs slower in 1 direction and 2 1/2 hours faster in the other. The bus service also does not have the long uncomfortable waits at Holyhead port that the rail service does in both directions.

Also as the OP asked specifically about the Eurolines service, not rail or air services then perhaps their needs are more relevant than yours for this thread.

n97 mini

Perhaps they're not as clever as you are?

bdeithrick

I'm going on this Friday night 880 service from bus Aras to Manchester airport to connect with Lake District train. I will report how I get on later.
Reason was it was €380 for car on ferry and near the same to fly sun morn and back late Monday.
So for interest and cost I picked this route over Ryanair. I'll bring a towel to rap around my neck & sleep some parts.

cgcsb

You can fly aer lingus to leeds bradford for cheaper. https://www.kayak.ie/flights/DUB-LBA/2015-10-23/2015-10-26

€198 return even, sure that's only 2 days wages.

savagethegoat

my young un booked ferry yesterday for tonight, €100 single.

Eurolines is not pleasant and I wouldn't use it if it was free.

bdeithrick

cgcsb wrote: »

You can fly aer lingus to leeds bradford for cheaper. https://www.kayak.ie/flights/DUB-LBA/2015-10-23/2015-10-26

€198 return even, sure that's only 2 days wages.

I'm getting to Kendal from Dublin for €128 on 3 days notice , I like travel logistics , I know it's torture but it's part of the experience.
I'll take in the bus model & owner , I'll walk around the Uylisis ( haven't been in it in 10 years)
I'll chat n meet weird & wonderful people.
I normally fly and I'm a stickler for the cheapest route on Momondo.
But this time I'll suck it in and remember the many fellow country men and women that took this route before the Ryanair explosion.
The good old abortion bus
Looking forward to it now.
The Bus Arás check in, save past the junkies and taxis at the door, take in the bus station smell.
The various road stops and what food I can forage at 3am.
Sometimes it's the journey your looking for rather than the destination .
B