IRISH RAIL STUDENT PRICES

otterj

Just noticed the price of a student return to Belfast from connolly is €40 yet the adult price is €29.98!!!

GM228

otterj wrote: »

Just noticed the price of a student return to Belfast from connolly is €40 yet the adult price is €29.98!!!

Student prices are cheaper, the adult open return is €55. However the adult fare is subject to a promotional discount online.

Taco Chips

Student prices aren't a very impressive discount. Quite marginal in most cases and don't reflect the differences in income between adults and students. It's a shame.

Jamie2k9

Joys of a jointly operated railway, total incompetence, the price was doubled for students a few years ago. I suspect it was NI calling the shorts on that decision.

Victor

Note that the terms and conditions on students tickets are different to the internet fares.

Taco Chips wrote: »

Student prices aren't a very impressive discount. Quite marginal in most cases and don't reflect the differences in income between adults and students. It's a shame.

As a student aged 39 I was in a much better financial position than I was when I was working age 18

newacc2015

Taco Chips wrote: »

Student prices aren't a very impressive discount. Quite marginal in most cases and don't reflect the differences in income between adults and students. It's a shame.

It is a joke compared to most European Countries. Most European countries give students half price rail tickets. In Germany, the semester ticket for the entire city transport network of U-Bahns, S-Bahns etc can be as low as €100 for the 3/4 months.

In Ireland we get maybe 20-25% off Dublin Bus, which is actually more expensive than if you have a tax saver ticket. That reduces your fare by about 50%.

There is a sizeable minority who believe students shouldnt even get a discount for public transport. IMO the student discount should only apply for students in HEA institutions. In Germany, the students discount on travel only apply to state owned colleges. I believe we should not allow "English language students", who are here on a "temporary visa" to use the student discount. As a fair amount of them are only here to work. Make them pay full fare and give students in HEA institutions a far better discount.

otterj

Why dont the students that are here to work use the tax saver the if its cheaper?

Victor

otterj wrote: »

Why dont the students that are here to work use the tax saver the if its cheaper?

Many students don't have jobs and many of those that do have employers that don't participate in Taxsaver. In any case, Taxsaver benefits high earners the most.

Hilly Bill

Students can get a return for 31:50 from the ticket office.

Victor

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Students can get a return for 31:50 from the ticket office.

Are you sure? No such fare here: http://www.irishrail.ie/fares-and-tickets/dublin-belfast

wally79

I think the taxsaver is meant to encourage working people onto public transport. They would generally have more options than students due to their higher incomes so it takes higher incentives to attract them

GM228

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Students can get a return for 31:50 from the ticket office.

€31.50 covers return to Portadown, Belfast is €40.00.

devnull

Heaven forbid the people who pay tax might save something for their contribution to the running costs of the country.

Lets just abolish tax saver, make the people who fund the country pay more, and discount the students who make no contribution more.

Let's create a something for nothing culture.

suicide_circus

In my day we had to walk to Belfast with no shoes!

Taco Chips

devnull wrote: »

Heaven forbid the people who pay tax might save something for their contribution to the running costs of the country.

Lets just abolish tax saver, make the people who fund the country pay more, and discount the students who make no contribution more.

Let's create a something for nothing culture.

No one was suggesting to scrap the Tax Saver scheme, at all. It was just pointed out that the student discount is really a meagre amount and not in line with some other European countries. It doesn't reflect the large differences in income between students and workers.

Hilly Bill

Victor wrote: »

Are you sure? No such fare here: http://www.irishrail.ie/fares-and-tickets/dublin-belfast

Yes. after 9 :30.

Hilly Bill

GM228 wrote: »

€31.50 covers return to Portadown, Belfast is €40.00.

You can get it for 31:50 at the booking office.

Elemonator

I actually had the student Leap card. I got rid of it, its useless. There is no savings unless you shop often and your college ID suffices for that. With the unmarked adult Leap card, its not as big a bummer if I lose it and it doesn't cost anything to issue nor does it expire in a short time space.

devnull

Elemonator wrote: »

I actually had the student Leap card. I got rid of it, its useless. There is no savings unless you shop often and your college ID suffices for that. With the unmarked adult Leap card, its not as big a bummer if I lose it and it doesn't cost anything to issue nor does it expire in a short time space.

You have a much lower weekly cap.

Taco Chips

€7.50 cheaper on DB and €10 cheaper on combined. Still not exactly good value given that the card costs €15 in the first place. €30 per week just on transport is nearly half of most students weekly income.