Taxsaver ticket query

Chivito550

I have a ticket which allows train travel as far as Balbriggan. I need to go to Drogheda at the weekend. Can I just book a ticket from Balbriggan to Drogheda which will cover me for the portion of my trip not covered by taxsaver or do I have to buy the full Dublin to Drogheda ticket?

Also if I book Balbriggan to Drogheda ticket, can I still collect the ticket in Connolly?

cdaly_

Chivito550 wrote: »

I have a ticket which allows train travel as far as Balbriggan. I need to go to Drogheda at the weekend. Can I just book a ticket from Balbriggan to Drogheda which will cover me for the portion of my trip not covered by taxsaver or do I have to buy the full Dublin to Drogheda ticket?

Also if I book Balbriggan to Drogheda ticket, can I still collect the ticket in Connolly?

I think yes to both. You can collect your ticket from any machine though do you need to tag on/off at Balbriggan for your taxsaver ticket to be validated?

goingnowhere

No need to tag on or off with an annual ticket

Unlikely the fare is available online, so will need a staffed booking office to issue

Not valid on Enterprise, only the commuter services are you MUST stop at Ballbriggan

Chivito550

goingnowhere wrote: »

No need to tag on or off with an annual ticket

Unlikely the fare is available online, so will need a staffed booking office to issue

Not valid on Enterprise, only the commuter services are you MUST stop at Ballbriggan

So I have to get off the train at Balbriggan and then jump on the next one going to Drogheda? That would mean waiting an hour needlessly for the next train.

goingnowhere

In theory yes, but in practice all the train needs to do is stop at Balbriggan

cdaly_

goingnowhere wrote: »

Unlikely the fare is available online, so will need a staffed booking office to issue

Not valid on Enterprise, only the commuter services are you MUST stop at Ballbriggan

Fare is available online at https://journeyplanner.irishrail.ie.

If you buy a Balbriggan-Drogheda 'flexible' ticket (€5.49) you can travel "anytime that day" . Would this, along with the annual ticket to Balbriggan be valid for travel on the Enterprise?

goingnowhere

No, as when boarding the enterprise you do not have a valid ticket for at least as far as the next stop.

cdaly_

goingnowhere wrote: »

No, as when boarding the enterprise you do not have a valid ticket for at least as far as the next stop.

But if OP is in possession of an annual ticket covering Dublin-Balbriggan and a single ticket covering Balbriggan-Drogheda, the combination surely constitutes a valid ticket as far as the next stop. Is there a specific bye-law preventing this?

Chivito550

cdaly_ wrote: »

But if OP is in possession of an annual ticket covering Dublin-Balbriggan and a single ticket covering Balbriggan-Drogheda, the combination surely constitutes a valid ticket as far as the next stop. Is there a specific bye-law preventing this?

So I've bought a flexible day return for €10.98 from Balbriggan to Drogheda, and I have an annual ticket covering me to Balbriggan.

The slow train gets me there in a little under an hour, while the Enterprise is about 35 minutes. How confident are you that I'll be ok to take the Enterprise? Last thing I want is a fine.

L1011

Don't take the Enterprise. Train host won't even let you if they check anyway

cdaly_

Chivito550 wrote: »

So I've bought a flexible day return for €10.98 from Balbriggan to Drogheda, and I have an annual ticket covering me to Balbriggan.

The slow train gets me there in a little under an hour, while the Enterprise is about 35 minutes. How confident are you that I'll be ok to take the Enterprise? Last thing I want is a fine.

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