A new (confused) commuter..

ELK_1992

I am due to start a job in Dublin in the next two weeks. I will be working in the holles street/lower mount street area.
Does anyone know of what bus or route to take from Heuston station??

magicbastarder

25B, 66A or 67, according to the national journey planner.

Bob the Builder

You can get the No. 25/27/66/67/66x buses that all go directly from Heuston to Merrion Square, every 3/4 minutes.

If the buses are on strike, you can get the Red Luas line from Heuston to Abbey Street, then you've an approx 25 minute walk to Merrion Square.

Otherwise (and I wouldn't recommend it starting off, or even for Winter Time), get a Dublin Bikes subscription, approx 30 euro per year and then free to rent a bike for up to half an hour to get around the city.

And in all cases, Google Maps is a great tool to have, so make sure you have that, the Luas App and the Dublin Bus apps installed on your phone.

Good luck in the new job!

Edit: Also, Irish Rail can be very unreliable at times, so always get a train that gives you a few minutes to spare before you're expected to be at work.

n97 mini

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Heuston+station,+St+John's+Rd+W,+Ushers,+Dublin/Holles+Street,+Dublin/@53.3385801,-6.2475784,17z/data=!4m17!4m16!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670c36fd314c25:0xfcc1d111b2662473!2m2!1d-6.2923598!2d53.3466139!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e96b795dcbb:0xa83d740e264dfdf1!2m2!1d-6.2476506!2d53.3401361!2m2!7e2!8j1475051520!3e3

Alternatively there is a new train service starting on the Kildare route that will go directly to Pearse Station and Grand Canal Dock station.

foggy_lad

n97 mini wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Heuston+station,+St+John's+Rd+W,+Ushers,+Dublin/Holles+Street,+Dublin/@53.3385801,-6.2475784,17z/data=!4m17!4m16!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670c36fd314c25:0xfcc1d111b2662473!2m2!1d-6.2923598!2d53.3466139!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e96b795dcbb:0xa83d740e264dfdf1!2m2!1d-6.2476506!2d53.3401361!2m2!7e2!8j1475051520!3e3

Alternatively there is a new train service starting on the Kildare route that will go directly to Pearse Station and Grand Canal Dock station.

Hasn't the start of those trains been pushed back to the new year?

jimmycrackcorm

Bob the Builder wrote:

Otherwise (and I wouldn't recommend it starting off, or even for Winter Time), get a Dublin Bikes subscription, approx 30 euro per year and then free to rent a bike for up to half an hour to get around the city.

Good luck getting a Dublin bike around Heuston.

LXFlyer

The lists above are incomplete.

From St John's Road:
25a, 25b to Merrion Square South
25x, 51d, 51x, 66x, 67x to Baggot Street

From front of Heuston Station:
145 to St Stephen's Green or Leeson Street

From Parkgate St:
25, 26, 66, 66a, 66b or 67 to Merrion Square

Download the Real Time app or look at the bus screens in the station concourse for live info.

The "X" routes operate at peak hour only.

Dravokivich

n97 mini wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Heuston+station,+St+John's+Rd+W,+Ushers,+Dublin/Holles+Street,+Dublin/@53.3385801,-6.2475784,17z/data=!4m17!4m16!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670c36fd314c25:0xfcc1d111b2662473!2m2!1d-6.2923598!2d53.3466139!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e96b795dcbb:0xa83d740e264dfdf1!2m2!1d-6.2476506!2d53.3401361!2m2!7e2!8j1475051520!3e3

Alternatively there is a new train service starting on the Kildare route that will go directly to Pearse Station and Grand Canal Dock station.

They won't be stopping in heuston.

n97 mini

Dravokivich wrote: »

They won't be stopping in heuston.

Presumably the OP is arriving into Heuston by train, so might have the option of starting their journey on a GCD bound train, or switching to one en route.

ELK_1992

Yes..travelling from Portarlington and I have the use of a car aswell

Dravokivich

n97 mini wrote: »

Presumably the OP is arriving into Heuston by train, so might have the option of starting their journey on a GCD bound train, or switching to one en route.

Or it could have been a landmark easily identifiable by someone from outside the city. Better to let him know what the option presented means, instead of just assuming it covers his needs and then being contentious, becuase someone mentioned it.

n97 mini

Dravokivich wrote: »

Or it could have been a landmark easily identifiable by someone from outside the city. Better to let him know what the option presented means, instead of just assuming it covers his needs and then being contentious, becuase someone mentioned it.

What are you on about. He's coming from Portarlington.

n97 mini

ELK_1992 wrote: »

Yes..travelling from Portarlington and I have the use of a car aswell

The train to Pearse will probably be your best option, when that service begins.

n97 mini

foggy_lad wrote: »

Hasn't the start of those trains been pushed back to the new year?

I randomly stuck in November 3 Portarlington to Pearse.

Dravokivich

n97 mini wrote: »

The train to Pearse will probably be your best option, when that service begins.

No one knew that before he said that, which was after you responded to me. So when you read my post again, it might make a bit more sense to you now.

n97 mini

Dravokivich wrote: »

No one knew that before he said that, which was after you responded to me. So when you read my post again, it might make a bit more sense to you now.

No, your post makes no sense. Keep digging up though!

thomasj

Irish rail said on Twitter that times currently on the website for gcd to Kildare are only test runs and they will be taken down soon.

loyatemu

n97 mini wrote: »

I randomly stuck in November 3 Portarlington to Pearse.

yikes, that's a long commute and it still only barely gets into Pearse for 9 (I'd assume it will be 9 or later most days).

devnull

thomasj wrote: »

Irish rail said on Twitter that times currently on the website for gcd to Kildare are only test runs and they will be taken down soon.

If the services are not confirmed then they should not be in the journey planner full stop. There is zero excuse for this.

To be honest that is ridiculous, even for Irish Rail. Most businesses have test websites that mirror the live but with test data for these purposes, not do such testing on the live environment.

n97 mini

devnull wrote: »

If the services are not confirmed then they should not be in the journey planner full stop. There is zero excuse for this.

To be honest that is ridiculous, even for Irish Rail. Most businesses have test websites that mirror the live but with test data for these purposes, not do such testing on the live environment.

When I searched for the same trip in October there are notices that it's only for beta testing. Not sure why they're not there for November too.

n97 mini

loyatemu wrote: »

yikes, that's a long commute and it still only barely gets into Pearse for 9 (I'd assume it will be 9 or later most days).

There are other (earlier) times too. Either way Portarlingon (Co Laois!) to Mount Street is going to be a long commute unless the OP gets a helicopter!

_Kaiser_

Better off driving it OP.. even part of the way - maybe to say Newlands Cross and get a LUAS the rest of the way (will still involve a walk though as well)

devnull

n97 mini wrote: »

When I searched for the same trip in October there are notices that it's only for beta testing. Not sure why they're not there for November too.

You should never test on a live environment.

n97 mini

devnull wrote: »

You should never test on a live environment.

I fully agree!

foggy_lad

n97 mini wrote: »

I randomly stuck in November 3 Portarlington to Pearse.

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/388653/397893.JPG

All those trains have now been removed from the planner.

beauf

Leave a bike at Heuston or get a folding bike. Its a 16 min cycle.