Bus commute from Mount Oval to city centre

Former Dublin BlowIns · 08-01-2017 03:33PM #1

Hi all

I am moving from Dublin to Mount Oval in Rochestown shortly. I will be travelling by bus from here to the city centre Monday to Fridays. My work hours are 9 to 5.

From previously posted threads and online in general I understand there are two bus options. The 223 which runs from the bottom of Clarkes Hill to town and the 216 which runs from Monfield Estate to town.

I have some questions below I would really appreciate some help with. Particularly for anyone who uses these services or has used same during peak traffic.

Questions:
If I aim to get the 7.25am 216 bus from Monfield Estate will I get on the bus firstly and secondly what time would I arrive in town?

If I get the 7.43am 223 bus from the bottom of Clarkes Hill will I get on the bus firstly and what time would I get to town?

If I get a bus home from town at 5.30pm on either route will I get on the bus firstly and what time should I expect to get back to mount oval?

If anyone has any advice as to how best to manage the commute, I would be delighted to hear them.

mk6705 · 08-01-2017 04:01PM

Former Dublin BlowIns wrote: »

Hi all

I am moving from Dublin to Mount Oval in Rochestown shortly. I will be travelling by bus from here to the city centre Monday to Fridays. My work hours are 9 to 5.

From previously posted threads and online in general I understand there are two bus options. The 223 which runs from the bottom of Clarkes Hill to town and the 216 which runs from Monfield Estate to town.

I have some questions below I would really appreciate some help with. Particularly for anyone who uses these services or has used same during peak traffic.

Questions:
If I aim to get the 7.25am 216 bus from Monfield Estate will I get on the bus firstly and secondly what time would I arrive in town?

If I get the 7.43am 223 bus from the bottom of Clarkes Hill will I get on the bus firstly and what time would I get to town?

If I get a bus home from town at 5.30pm on either route will I get on the bus firstly and what time should I expect to get back to mount oval?

If anyone has any advice as to how best to manage the commute, I would be delighted to hear them.

Not too sure on those specific buses (ie. those times) but in general this might help. I drive my commute but I do use those routes occasionally in the evenings. The first thing to note is that real time information is nearly always accurate for the 216, but is just a timetable for the 223. This is relevant because the 223 often comes "early" in my experience, in the order of 5-10 minutes and you won't be able to tell this from the "Real Time Ireland" app. For the 216, it will be able to tell you if it's early/late most of the time. The 223 is a shorter journey so should be faster, provided it's not much of a walk further than the 216.

Former Dublin BlowIns · 09-01-2017 07:20PM

Adro947 wrote: »

Not too sure on those specific buses (ie. those times) but in general this might help. I drive my commute but I do use those routes occasionally in the evenings. The first thing to note is that real time information is nearly always accurate for the 216, but is just a timetable for the 223. This is relevant because the 223 often comes "early" in my experience, in the order of 5-10 minutes and you won't be able to tell this from the "Real Time Ireland" app. For the 216, it will be able to tell you if it's early/late most of the time. The 223 is a shorter journey so should be faster, provided it's not much of a walk further than the 216.

Thanks Adro. That is useful to know in terms of planning. Anyone else any experiences?

paintitblack · 09-01-2017 10:56PM

You'll definitely get on the buses anyway. Sometimes people may have to stand. I can only speak for the 216 but the 7.25 one misses the worst of the traffic in the morning so gets in about 8. The 5.30 one back will take a bit longer but should be in Mount Oval around 6.10 i reckon. Depends on the traffic though.

Bus commute from Mount Oval to city centre

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