Bus or Train to Dublin from Naas

You might also consider what you'll do with your bike - where to park it might influence which mode of transport you use

I did this commute for several years, up to 2019 (so some of what I say here may have changed since), initially by bus but eventually switching to, and staying on, train. The only upside of bus that I saw was convenience of stop locations, otherwise train won every time. Or at worst it came out 50/50.

I lived about 30 minutes walk from the Sallins station, but also about 30 minutes walk from the town centre bus stop. There was a nearer bus stop, but no shelter and no realtime info. In other words there were days when I got wet, and if I was still doing it I'd be taking them as work from home days.

The train was significantly cheaper. I mean almost a quarter the price. It was also more reliable, more likely to be on time, more likely to arrive at all, and took significantly less time to make the journey. The time stuff more than offset the 30 minute walk, while the walk kept me fit and healthy.

By comparison there were days when I was waiting up to 45 minutes for a bus. Getting back home was even worse; again no shelter, no realtime, no reliability, only more so. It is fair to say that this was in the Bus Eireann days, and I've no experience of Go Ahead.

The train was also more comfortable, had better seating, I could catch up on sleep if i needed to, or fire up my laptop and check in on work if I needed to.

I didn't cycle but I knew people who did. The common solution was a fold-up bike, but these days a small foldable eScooter might also be a good option.

Towards the end the train did start getting more crowded as more people started realising that it was just the better option, but even though I haven't personally used it regularly in years, it would still be my initially preferred option if I needed to do this journey again, only falling back on bus if something happened with the train service that I couldn't get past.

Good point. A small foldable manual scooter, like a kid's scooter, something you can just tuck away in a backpack, should work I'd think.

That's good to know. The problem during my time was that while Naas was inside the Leap zone, it wasn't served by Dublin Bus. Bus Eireann was the only option (leaving aside private operators such as Kavanaghs) and it was subject to their ticketing, their timetabling and their pricing.

Literally saddle sore.

That'll toughen up in no time and you'll be flying it. Happens everyone.

Where do you think the phrase "neck like a jockey's bollocks" came from?

I generally avoid anything 'extra' on the saddle as it can lead to chafing. Much better off with a good saddle, but sure we can leave that talk for the cycling forum. Best of luck.