Public transport costs

14-11-2018 10:10AM #1

I’ve been out of the country for a little bit so feel a little out of the loop with everything, but my morning commute to work (which to be fair, is two buses) is costing me €45 a week which I just feel is a bit ****ing mad.

Anyone else taking public transport to work, what do you average out paying weekly?

Sweet.Science · 14-11-2018 10:11AM

People who get the LUAS have it handy as they dont have to pay

tupenny · 14-11-2018 10:13AM

€34.75 per week with irish rail.
**** service it is too

PlaneSpeeking · 14-11-2018 10:22AM

Just over 4 grand a year for rail and LUAS/bus.

Service is ****e agreed.

Thephantomsmask · 14-11-2018 10:25AM

Have you asked your employer is they offer tax saver tickets? Failing that are there any monthly or annual tickets available? €180 a month is a lot.

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-11-2018 10:29AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I’ve been out of the country for a little bit so feel a little out of the loop with everything, but my morning commute to work (which to be fair, is two buses) is costing me €45 a week which I just feel is a bit ****ing mad.

Anyone else taking public transport to work, what do you average out paying weekly?

€45 wouldnt half fill the tank in the Jag

count yourself lucky

uch · 14-11-2018 05:11PM

Where are you traveling to/from?? We can't mock you properly until we know !!

mickuhaha · 14-11-2018 05:16PM

62.50 PW Irish rail tax saver. Cramped carriages, not enough seats and no late service for if you want to stay in town after work.

murpho999 · 14-11-2018 05:16PM

Transport is way more expensive abroad.

Get a Taxsaver ticket from your work and it will drop the cost considerably.

Ticket is deducted from your pay but you do not pay any tax on that amount. so it will save you either 20 or 40% plus PRSI/USC.

Allinall · 14-11-2018 05:20PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I’ve been out of the country for a little bit so feel a little out of the loop with everything, but my morning commute to work (which to be fair, is two buses) is costing me €45 a week which I just feel is a bit ****ing mad.

Anyone else taking public transport to work, what do you average out paying weekly?

How do you get home OP?

DublinCJM · 14-11-2018 05:21PM

I pay roughly 19 quid a week for unlimited Dublin Bus/Dart with an annual taxsaver ticket.

Tax relief is at the higher rate though, so not sure what it would work out at on the lower rate, but you still wouldn't be paying €45 a week.

And an Annual Dublin Bus only is a good bit cheaper than the €1,800 a year for Bus / Dart.

14-11-2018 07:24PM

Allinall wrote: »

How do you get home OP?

Oh sorry, it’s two buses in the evening too!

14-11-2018 07:37PM

mickuhaha wrote: »

62.50 PW Irish rail tax saver. Cramped carriages, not enough seats and no late service for if you want to stay in town after work.

That is very poor value especially with a tax saver where are you commuting from

14-11-2018 07:38PM

DublinCJM wrote: »

I pay roughly 19 quid a week for unlimited Dublin Bus/Dart with an annual taxsaver ticket.

Tax relief is at the higher rate though, so not sure what it would work out at on the lower rate, but you still wouldn't be paying €45 a week.

And an Annual Dublin Bus only is a good bit cheaper than the €1,800 a year for Bus / Dart.

That is excellent value, so commuting by public transport is a bit of a lottery cost wise can be great value or a rip off depending.

14-11-2018 07:40PM

DublinCJM wrote: »

I pay roughly 19 quid a week for unlimited Dublin Bus/Dart with an annual taxsaver ticket.

Tax relief is at the higher rate though, so not sure what it would work out at on the lower rate, but you still wouldn't be paying €45 a week.

And an Annual Dublin Bus only is a good bit cheaper than the €1,800 a year for Bus / Dart.

How does one go about getting a taxsaver ticket?

dxhound2005 · 14-11-2018 07:41PM

Public transport is subsidised out of general taxation. People who never use the service are paying part of the cost of every ticket. Some of them have no public transport available where they are living.

Wheety · 14-11-2018 07:43PM

OP is it Dublin Bus you use?

Tax saver is 1300 for the year. Not sure the cut off date. Ours was today

That 1300 is taken from gross salary so no tax etc on it.

Can use it on DB airport bus and nightlink

punisher5112 · 14-11-2018 07:43PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

How does one go about getting a taxsaver ticket?

Through your job so you need to enquire do they offer this.

kneemos · 14-11-2018 07:43PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Public transport is subsidised out of general taxation. People who never use the service are paying part of the cost of every ticket. Some of them have no public transport available where they are living.

People who never get sick are paying for Hospitals.

jiltloop · 14-11-2018 07:45PM

Are you within cycling distance? Commuting by bike is great if you're within the distance.

Mrs OBumble · 14-11-2018 07:46PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Anyone else taking public transport to work, what do you average out paying weekly?

74 a month for all I can eat on Galway city buses.

It's going up next month ... by 50c a month for me! But by quite a lot more for people who choose to pay with cash and travel more than 7.5km.

OP you need to research TaxSaver and also Leap fare capping which helps if it applies in your area.

Stephen15 · 14-11-2018 07:47PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Public transport is subsidised out of general taxation. People who never use the service are paying part of the cost of every ticket. Some of them have no public transport available where they are living.

And if subsidy was higher would mean better service making it more attractive for who don't use it use it more. People living in Dublin have to pay for farm subsidies out their taxes.

namloc1980 · 14-11-2018 07:48PM

mickuhaha wrote: »

62.50 PW Irish rail tax saver. Cramped carriages, not enough seats and no late service for if you want to stay in town after work.

Where are you commuting to/from? €62.50 per week on tax saver is alot. I have a taxsaver ticket in Cork covering all city bus services in the red zone and the Cobh/Midleton Rail line - works out at €28 per week gross. When you factor in the taxsaver element it's about €14 per week. Great value.

dxhound2005 · 14-11-2018 07:52PM

Stephen15 wrote: »

And if subsidy was higher would mean better service making it more attractive for who don't use it use it more. People living in Dublin have to pay for farm subsidies out their taxes.

I agree with the system of Public Service Obligation in transport and other services. It is for the overall good. The big anomaly is still water charges. Just like transport I think end users should pay some part of the cost and have the rest paid from general taxation.

kneemos · 14-11-2018 07:56PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I agree with the system of Public Service Obligation in transport and other services. It is for the overall good. The big anomaly is still water charges. Just like transport I think end users should pay some part of the cost and have the rest paid from general taxation.

You get mile after mile of roads with three houses on them.
Power supply has to be brought to these place at no extra cost.

Mrs OBumble · 14-11-2018 08:25PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Public transport is subsidised out of general taxation. People who never use the service are paying part of the cost of every ticket. Some of them have no public transport available where they are living.

Plenty of services aren't subsidised.

Wheety · 14-11-2018 08:41PM

Here's the taxsaver website to have a read but it's your employer who you need to go through.

https://www.taxsaver.ie/

If your employer won't do it. You can always just buy an annual ticket anyway. I was wrong about the price earlier. It's actually €1400 for next year. On Dublinbus website it still has the price as €1340, it goes up in December.

http://www.dublinbus.ie/Fares-and-Tickets/Adult/Monthly-Tickets/

The other option, as mentioned above, is to use a Leap Card. The weekly cap for Dublin Bus is €27.50. The cap is not changing next year so there's not a big difference between the annual and just using the weekly cap, unless you can avail of the taxsaver ticket.

jester77 · 14-11-2018 08:47PM

I pay around €60 a month for unlimited travel. Covers u-bahn, S-Bahn, Bus and public ferries. Just around the corner from my house, runs every 4 minutes in the mornings and evenings and brings me direct to my office. Super service.

nice_guy80 · 14-11-2018 08:48PM

Tax payers in the countryside are basically subsidising the cost of public transport for urban areas

Wheety · 14-11-2018 08:53PM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Tax payers in the countryside are basically subsidising the cost of public transport for urban areas

Do highly populated urban areas not pay tax?

n!ghtmancometh · 14-11-2018 08:56PM

1400 a year for Dublin Bus travelwide leap through the tax saver scheme. Works on nitelink and airline too. Gone up 60 euro since last year.

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