[PR] Bus Éireann Reduces Return Fares by 25% on 10 Expressway Routes on Buseireann.ie

Victor · 05-05-2009 09:28PM #1

http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=713&month=May

Bus Éireann Reduces Return Fares by 25 Per Cent on 10 Expressway Routes on Buseireann.ie

Bus Éireann Reduces Return Fares by 25 Per Cent on 10 Expressway Routes on Buseireann.ie

- Discount will see customers able to travel from Cork to Dublin for just €16.50 return, Galway to Dublin for €14.30 return, and Waterford to Limerick for €18 return from May 5th to May 31st 2009

- 25 per cent discount available by buying at www.buseireann.ie only

Bus Éireann has today announced that it is to offer a 25 per cent discount on 10 Expressway routes providing customers with a significant saving on travel costs.

The Bus Éireann price promotion will run on www.buseireann.ie from May 5th to May 31st 2009 inclusive and will enable customers to receive a 25 per cent discount on a limited number of seats on Expressway services such as Cork-Dublin, Galway-Dublin, Letterkenny-Dublin, Galway-Sligo, and Waterford-Cork.

The 25 per cent discount, which will be available by buying through www.buseireann.ie only, means that customers can travel from Cork to Dublin for just €16.50 return, Galway to Dublin for €14.30 return, and Waterford to Limerick for €18 return on our fleet of modern and comfortable coaches.

The 25 per cent discount will be available through www.buseireann.ie on a limited number of adult monthly return tickets end-to-end only on all departures (except night services) on the following routes:

* Cork-Dublin (6 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare - €16.50

* Limerick – Dublin (13 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare - €16.50

* Tralee – Limerick (8 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare €21.80

* Galway-Dublin (15 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare - €14.30

* Ballina-Dublin (6 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare - €21.40

* Sligo – Dublin (5 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare - €21.40

* Letterkenny-Dublin (8 daily departures each way) – Discounted return fare - €23.30

* Waterford-Cork (13 departures each way Monday-Saturday, 13 departures each way on Sundays) – Discounted return fare - €21.40

* Waterford-Limerick (8 departures each way Monday-Saturday, 8 departures each way on Sundays) – Discounted return fare - €18

* Galway-Sligo* (5 departures each way Monday-Saturday, 5 departures on Sunday) – Discounted return fare - €19.90

*Galway-Sligo promotional fare does not include early morning lower fare Sligo-Galway services. Promotional fare is not valid on the following services: Ballina-Dublin 01.30; Galway-Dublin 24.00; Sligo-Dublin 02.00; Letterkenny-Dublin 01.45.

The 25 per cent discounted fares are only available through www.buseireann.ie and are not available at ticket desks at Bus Éireann stations.

ENDS

3 May 2009

For further information, please contact: Andrew McLindon, Media and PR Manager, Bus Éireann, tel: 01 703 1759

Sunday, 3rd May, 2009

Chris_533976 · 05-05-2009 09:32PM

Good, but lets not forget that Gobus do Dublin - Galway NONSTOP for €20 return and have free wifi and toilets onboard.

No Galway to Cork reductions I notice

bk · 06-05-2009 09:53AM

Another nail in the coffin of Irish Rail.

Zoney · 06-05-2009 03:15PM

bk: Travelling off-peak with Irish rail and booking online, I can go Limk-Dublin in 2hr15 instead of >4hr, and for €30. Nice new trains and prebooked seat - even power sockets for the laptop. I won't be switching to bus anytime soon (although admittedly even paying full fare by rail, I'd still choose the train - the bus is hellishly long, cramped and miserable).

Gruffalo · 06-05-2009 05:26PM

bk wrote: »

Another nail in the coffin of Irish Rail.

The improvements in bus services over the past few years have been great. They are now starting to provide a quality product at an acceptable price.

This is the kind of kick up the backside that Irish Rail needs.

dsane1 · 06-05-2009 08:44PM

I see on the news there ia a meeting about cost cutting in bus eireann . What happens next !

bk · 07-05-2009 12:32AM

Zoney wrote: »

bk: Travelling off-peak with Irish rail and booking online, I can go Limk-Dublin in 2hr15 instead of >4hr, and for €30. Nice new trains and prebooked seat - even power sockets for the laptop. I won't be switching to bus anytime soon (although admittedly even paying full fare by rail, I'd still choose the train - the bus is hellishly long, cramped and miserable).

The expectation is that once the motorways are complete, that the bus companies, will lay on direct non-stop bus services with toilets on board, that will likely equal or be faster then the train and obviously a lot cheaper *.

Yes you might get a nice off peak ticket, but remember most people travel peak and therefore have to pay €60+.

Victor · 07-05-2009 03:22AM

Actually, Irish Rail started doing this first, so surely it is they who are kicking the others?

Gruffalo · 07-05-2009 06:29PM

Victor wrote: »

Actually, Irish Rail started doing this first, so surely it is they who are kicking the others?

Hardly likely. The bus services have been improving for the past number of years. The train service has not. The greater competition from buses should force IÉ to up their game.

bmaxi · 07-05-2009 07:20PM

I have usually travelled Gorey/Dublin by rail but the recent improvements in the bus timetable led me to change. Guess what, the bus is actually faster, plus I can get a bus every hour for most of the day while the last train is 6.30pm. No contest.
True, the train is more comfortable (provided you can get a seat) but the buses are not uncomfortable and the convenience of knowing you're not going to be stranded after 6.30 makes up for that.

Victor · 09-05-2009 07:43AM

http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=715&month=May

Bus Eireann Introduces Discounted Single Fares For Journeys Between Limerick and Kilkee

Bus Eireann is to offer customers discounted single fares on the five routes operating between Limerick and Kilkee for the month of May to encourage local communities in the region to use the bus.

The promotional single fares will allow customers to travel on the following services for €12 each way (adult and students, child single fare is €6):

* 333 Kilkee-Doonbeg-Limerick (Normal adult single fare €17.50, child fare €11.40)
* 333A Kilrush-Limerick (Normal adult single fare €21.00, child fare €14.50)
* 336 Limerick -Kilkee (Normal adult single fare €17.50, child fare €11.40)
* 337 Limerick-Lisdoonvarna (Normal adult single fare €16.50, child fare €11.50)
* 51 Cork-Galway via Limerick.- Same fares as above when using this service to connect to Kilkee/Kirush/Lisdoonvarna

The promotional fares offer a significant discount for these journeys with savings of up to €9 each way available.

“The bus service is an important part of local communities throughout Limerick and Clare as it provides a reliable, comfortable, economical and environmentally-friendly way of getting to destinations quickly. We want to encourage people to see the benefits of using the bus by providing a special low fare for the month of May,” said a spokesperson for Bus Eireann.

The promotional single fares will be available for ticket sales on board the bus, at booking offices, TVM machines and at www.buseireann.ie.

Thursday, 7th May, 2009

Victor · 09-05-2009 07:46AM

http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=716&month=May

Bus Eireann Introduces Special €1 Single Fare on Mahon to Bishopstown Service

Bus Eireann has introduced a special single fare of €1 on the Mahon to Bishopstown (Southern Route) service for the month of May to encourage the local community to use the bus.

The special €1 fare is available on every service, every day on the Mahon to Bishopstown service for adults and children until the end of May.

“The bus service is an important part of the local community as it provides a reliable, comfortable, economical and environmentally-friendly way of getting around Cork quickly. We want to encourage people to see the benefits of using the bus by providing a special low flat fare for the month of May,” said a spokesperson for Bus Eireann.

Normal adult single fares for the service are €1.60 (0 to 11 stages) or €1.90 (11 stages plus). Child fares are €1 (0 to 11 stages) or €1.25 (11 stages plus).

The promotional single fare will be available on the bus only.

Thursday, 7th May, 2009

Chris_533976 · 09-05-2009 10:28AM

Maybe if they made them more frequent and didnt put the bus stop a half mile from any of the shops in Mahon people might use it. Also, perhaps if they provided a BUS SHELTER rather than the 'pole in the ground' crap.

invincibleirish · 09-05-2009 01:07PM

Yep i agree with Chris, the southern orbital is far too infrequent for a start, doesn't run on weekends and the service finishes around 7 each day(my stop is at the CIT terminus and its rare to see either the 1 or the 19 anywhere near full).

It just isn't practical for most people to use without severely restricting a persons day but then you can say that about most of BEs routes in Cork. In Donegal, Shannon & Leinster BE can run late night services but not in Cork its madness.

[PR] Bus Éireann Reduces Return Fares by 25% on 10 Expressway Routes on Buseireann.ie

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