Best time to use the m50

lollsangel

Soo I have to pick the partner up from dublin airport on Saturday just after 10. Obviously from bring down the country and hearing the horror stories of people not being able to drive on it, accidents causing the whole thing to turn into a car park etc etc. I'm just wondering what time would be the easiest to drive it before 8am or just go at 9.30.

whippet

lollsangel wrote: »

Soo I have to pick the partner up from dublin airport on Saturday just after 10. Obviously from bring down the country and hearing the horror stories of people not being able to drive on it, accidents causing the whole thing to turn into a car park etc etc. I'm just wondering what time would be the easiest to drive it before 8am or just go at 9.30.

Saturday morning won't be any issue (unless something unexpected)

The m50 is only carnage for us poor souls who have to commute on it

HeidiHeidi

There's no rush hour on a Saturday, so barring some awful calamity (God forbid) there should be no problems whatsoever that early in the morning.

Just time yourself by the mileage you have to do.

Atomic Pineapple

Where are you coming from?

The M50 is relatively empty on a Saturday morning, barring any accidents it should be fine.

Atlantic Dawn

I'd say after 9.30.

lollsangel

Thanks a million guys!!!! coming up from tipperary. I dropped him at 6am Stephen day morning and there was nothing on it.

stimpson

lollsangel wrote: »

Thanks a million guys!!!! coming up from tipperary. I dropped him at 6am Stephen day morning and there was nothing on it.

Make sure to leave plenty of time. That's a long way.

lollsangel

stimpson wrote: »

Make sure to leave plenty of time. That's a long way.

Will do...probably give myself 2 to 2.5 hours to be safe

Atlantic Dawn

Not sure if you have seen the weather for Saturday but it looks like a good chance there will be snow about.

lollsangel

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Not sure if you have seen the weather for Saturday but it looks like a good chance there will be snow about.

Oh lovely...guess I'll give myself an extra hour then...thanks

Gumbo

lollsangel wrote: »

Oh lovely...guess I'll give myself an extra hour then...thanks

If there's snow, you better give yourself an extra week

lollsangel

kceire wrote: »

If there's snow, you better give yourself an extra week

Jesus it couldn't be that bad....could it????hahaha

R.O.R

whippet wrote: »

The m50 is only carnage for us poor souls who have to commute on it

It's going to be back to normal tomorrow morning, isn't it?

Say it isn't so, please say it isn't so.

Let last week be the norm for the M50, and the crappy queue from start to finish be the exception.

marno21

R.O.R wrote: »

It's going to be back to normal tomorrow morning, isn't it?

Say it isn't so, please say it isn't so.

Let last week be the norm for the M50, and the crappy queue from start to finish be the exception.

I presume not all the colleges are back yet, so tomorrow should be some bit better than peak M50 anyway.

job seeker

marno21 wrote: »

I presume not all the colleges are back yet, so tomorrow should be some bit better than peak M50 anyway.

I'm not back till the 23rd of January lyit. But I'd assume the colleges around Dublin would be around the same time.

Neilw

Don't forget to pay the M50 toll.

Henry Ford III

I'd say mid June. No need for lights until 9pm.

ironclaw

marno21 wrote: »

I presume not all the colleges are back yet, so tomorrow should be some bit better than peak M50 anyway.

Colleges in my experience have very little effect. Its the primary / secondary schools that really ramp things up.

Was back to normal this morning and its definitely getting busier earlier.

corks finest

lollsangel wrote: »

Soo I have to pick the partner up from dublin airport on Saturday just after 10. Obviously from bring down the country and hearing the horror stories of people not being able to drive on it, accidents causing the whole thing to turn into a car park etc etc. I'm just wondering what time would be the easiest to drive it before 8am or just go at 9.30.

Best time,is n a private helicopter,

lollsangel

corks finest wrote: »

Best time,is n a private helicopter,

My finances wouldn't stretch unfortunately lol

Fred Swanson

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Four Phucs Ache

Around 2002 me and my brother used to head out at 3 am in a R5 turbo and a Renault 19 16v out to the airport for a coffee and smoke .Not a soul at that hour.Good times.