Irish rail rip off prices

TheFitz13

Can Irish rail honestly justify charging people such high prices?? I've paid €18 for a one way ticket from Carlow to Dublin, which is basically robbery imo.

n97 mini

You should have bought it on their website. Only €9.69.

Or there are a few bus options too.

devnull

Book online in advance and fares will always be cheaper for that journey.

Kimbot

Sure if you had a car for that journey it would cost you more than that for that trip when you factor in tax/insurance/nct/petrol/diesel etc.

eejoynt

You work at the airport and you dont undertand the difference between web and walk up fares?

Hilly Bill

TheFitz13 wrote: »

Can Irish rail honestly justify charging people such high prices?? I've paid €18 for a one way ticket from Carlow to Dublin, which is basically robbery imo.

Robbery . Ah sure they should just have a bucket at the station for donations then with a sign saying pay what you want.

368100

Surely there's a private bus company covering the route no? These companies are usually a lot better value and in my case they're also quicker into Dublin than the train so it's a no brainer

Sam Kade

jonnycivic wrote: »

Sure if you had a car for that journey it would cost you more than that for that trip when you factor in tax/insurance/nct/petrol/diesel etc.

But you'll still have to pay tax/insurance/nct whether make journey or not if you own a car.

n97 mini

368100 wrote: »

Surely there's a private bus company covering the route no? These companies are usually a lot better value and in my case they're also quicker into Dublin than the train so it's a no brainer

JJ Kavanagh.

end of the road

TheFitz13 wrote: »

Can Irish rail honestly justify charging people such high prices?? I've paid €18 for a one way ticket from Carlow to Dublin, which is basically robbery imo.

18 euro for that journey by rail sounds not bad to me. what do you think the fare should be?

TheFitz13

Disregarding the price online, as I stupidly didn't check beforehand, I just thought €18 for a one way fare was quite expensive. I was thinking maybe it would be €10-€12.

end of the road

TheFitz13 wrote: »

Disregarding the price online, as I stupidly didn't check beforehand, I just thought €18 for a one way fare was quite expensive. I was thinking maybe it would be €10-€12.

fair point i guess. unfortunately rail fares will often always be more expensive then bus fares due to the nature of funding and the way the railway generally operates. we would all love fares to be the same as bus fares, maybe a bit higher if the onboard environment was of a proper quality befiting the premium nature that rail travel should bring.

Jamie2k9

It's no surprise train operators always want you to buy a return ticket. Your 18 quid more less paid for a return trip.

Quackster

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

It's no surprise train operators always want you to buy a return ticket. Your 18 quid more less paid for a return trip.

In fairness, ever since they launched online booking, Irish Rail has been decent in not punishing those travelling just one-way.

Unlike sister company, Bus Eireann.