My bus doesnt get to UCD until 9:10am, what can i do for my lectures at 9am?....

pseudo_23 · 27-08-2009 06:05PM #1

There's nothing i can do to get there sooner

33% God · 27-08-2009 06:07PM

pseudo_23 wrote: »

There's nothing i can do to get there sooner

Attach a Flux capacitor to the bus?

Mardy Bum · 27-08-2009 06:13PM

Theres very little you can do.

Magic Carpet?

pseudo_23 · 27-08-2009 06:14PM

but would being late be a huge deal or is it a frequent occurrence?

Donald-Duck · 27-08-2009 06:14PM

I can't think of the dublin buses that don't have a bus get to UCD before 8:30.

TheJeanGenie · 27-08-2009 06:15PM

Where are you coming from? there might be another way in, might involve 2 buses.

Mardy Bum · 27-08-2009 06:21PM

Missing 10mins is not the end of the world but you may miss the meaning of the lecture if you miss the intro.

pseudo_23 · 27-08-2009 06:21PM

coming from ratoath, leaves at 7:45 and arrives at 9:05 and its direct. I guess i could use a 2 bus option. :mad:

tommy21 · 27-08-2009 06:23PM

Did a quick google search and found this site that allows people to liftshare:
http://www.tripmi.ie/ might be worth a look

Failing that I guess post your message everywhere and anywhere in and around campus or in your home town/city to see if anyone drives that way and you could chip in.

33% God · 27-08-2009 06:25PM

Get yourself a Dail seat, then you can hire a limo to take you to lectures.

...Or just live in the he Montrose Hotel at the taxpayer's expense

Dr Strange · 27-08-2009 06:26PM

It'd be the responsibility of the student to get in on time. Some lecturers do not take kindly to being even 5 minutes late.

However, you may also try the UCD car sharing site. There are people offering lifts to and from UCD:

Info: http://www.ucd.ie/news/2008/01JAN08/240108_carsharing.html

Site: http://www.carsharing.ie/prelogin.php?c_id=4&c_name=ucd

parker kent · 27-08-2009 06:48PM

Could you get on of these buses and then get a 10 from O'Connell Street? I don't know Ratoath at all so I may not have picked the right bus! It seems to be about a 50 minute to an hour into the city centre.

http://194.106.151.94/jplan/bin/query.exe/en?seqnr=1&ident=jt.06856187.1251395255&OK#focus

Iancar29 · 27-08-2009 07:02PM

To get into college in good time .... u would wanna be on the 10 bus by 8.15 at the latest

It takes a good bit of time to get out to belfield in the morning.

I hav to take 2 buses meself

........4 a day.... 20 a week ....80 a month .
* monthly student bus ticket is the only reason im still doin it* ha!

TheJeanGenie · 27-08-2009 07:07PM

I used to have to get 2 buses until I found a handy xpress bus but still have to go through the city when going home which is a pain in the ****.

I had all 9 o'clock starts last semester!

Iancar29 · 27-08-2009 07:10PM

TheJeanGenie wrote: »

I used to have to get 2 buses until I found a handy xpress bus but still have to go through the city when going home which is a pain in the ****.

I had all 9 o'clock starts last semester!

AWH THE EXPRESS BUSSES! I LOVE THEM! ha!

SO GONNA CHECK THE TIMES FOR THEM TO GET THEM ALL THE TIME NOW!

Tnks for reminding me !

TheJeanGenie · 27-08-2009 07:17PM

Honestly one of the best things ever. I have to walk about 15 mins to get one but its so worth it. Most buses over my side of town are wrecked and smell of urine, but those buses are just amazing!

Agent Smith · 27-08-2009 07:20PM

Move closer?

Iancar29 · 27-08-2009 07:23PM

TheJeanGenie wrote: »

Honestly one of the best things ever. I have to walk about 15 mins to get one but its so worth it. Most buses over my side of town are wrecked and smell of urine, but those buses are just amazing!

YE.... i m coming from finglas meself and hav to wlk for the 2nd bus also.
Its great also as to how they are dearer but it doesnt matter once ya hav the student ticket!

KeyLimePie · 27-08-2009 07:48PM

http://www.twitter.com/busathacliath ?

stop · 27-08-2009 08:19PM

Iancar29 wrote: »

AWH THE EXPRESS BUSSES! I LOVE THEM! ha!

SO GONNA CHECK THE TIMES FOR THEM TO GET THEM ALL THE TIME NOW!

Tnks for reminding me !

Just remember that the Express (xpresso) buses were slashed heavily at the start of the summer, especially those out the Tallifornia direction.

TheJeanGenie · 27-08-2009 08:22PM

It is ridiculous, i don't live near tallaght i live on the other side of Dublin. There's only 3 buses in the morning and three in the afternoon!

errlloyd · 27-08-2009 09:45PM

Iancar29 wrote: »

AWH THE EXPRESS BUSSES! I LOVE THEM! ha!

SO GONNA CHECK THE TIMES FOR THEM TO GET THEM ALL THE TIME NOW!

Tnks for reminding me !

I hope your not still paying for monthlys my good man, the €75 30 day non consecutive is surely considerably better value, also possible the student 10 journey (with 90 min transfer) is better value. Two journeys instead of 4 at €1 per journey, about 21 working days per month is €42.

Michelle.Murphy · 28-08-2009 02:25PM

pseudo_23 wrote: »

coming from ratoath, leaves at 7:45 and arrives at 9:05 and its direct. I guess i could use a 2 bus option. :mad:

Hi, yeah i gonna have to get two buses too and i coming from tallaght for vet nursing this year. Oh you said you can't get in till 9.10am but a girl I know who is starting vet nursing this year with me has registered with ucd and said she could pick what time she wants to take her lectures at, she chose 10am and 2pm I think. Maybe you can do this too with your course. I never knew we could do this!! I could only accept my cao offer this morning so i won't be able to reg till next tuesday :mad:

Michelle.Murphy · 28-08-2009 02:27PM

stop wrote: »

Just remember that the Express (xpresso) buses were slashed heavily at the start of the summer, especially those out the Tallifornia direction.

Yeah I could have got the 50x or 65x from tallaght straight out to ucd but of course they took them off the year I got in boo!

El Siglo · 28-08-2009 05:23PM

pseudo_23 wrote: »

There's nothing i can do to get there sooner

I used to commute from Portarlington every morning for six months and always made it before 9, so you should be grand.;) Even if you're late it doesn't matter, at least you're going to the lecture which is the main thing!

_ZeeK_ · 28-08-2009 05:29PM

move into on campus accomm.
lived in glenomena. used to crawl out of bed at 8:45 and was still on time for 9:00 lectures. :cool:

pseudo_23 · 28-08-2009 07:28PM

Michelle.Murphy wrote: »

Hi, yeah i gonna have to get two buses too and i coming from tallaght for vet nursing this year. Oh you said you can't get in till 9.10am but a girl I know who is starting vet nursing this year with me has registered with ucd and said she could pick what time she wants to take her lectures at, she chose 10am and 2pm I think. Maybe you can do this too with your course. I never knew we could do this!! I could only accept my cao offer this morning so i won't be able to reg till next tuesday :mad:

yeah but most of your lectures are preselected and as far as i know the vet nursing ones all start at 9 so i dont see how she can start at 10am.

JBUCD · 28-08-2009 07:36PM

Student bus ticket is a life saver. I save so much money. I have the choice of taking two buses to UCD. Or walk 15minutes and take the 17. Although since the 17 breaks down so much its basically like taking two buses.....

pseudo_23 · 28-08-2009 07:53PM

JBUCD wrote: »

Student bus ticket is a life saver. I save so much money. I have the choice of taking two buses to UCD. Or walk 15minutes and take the 17. Although since the 17 breaks down so much its basically like taking two buses.....

tell me more about this student bus ticket, how much, where can you use it (outside dublin) etc.

JBUCD · 28-08-2009 08:15PM

You can find info about it here http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Fares--Tickets/Student-Travel/
Rambler 5 Day Adult €20.00

Student 5 Day Rambler €15.00

Valid for unlimited travel for 5 non consecutive days
Valid on Dublin Bus scheduled services including Xpresso (excluding Airlink, Nitelink, Tours, Special Events and Private Contract services)
Student Travelcard require

Feral Mutant · 28-08-2009 10:10PM

JBUCD wrote: »

You can find info about it here http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Fares--Tickets/Student-Travel/
Rambler 5 Day Adult €20.00

Student 5 Day Rambler €15.00
Valid for unlimited travel for 5 non consecutive days

Valid on Dublin Bus scheduled services including Xpresso (excluding Airlink, Nitelink, Tours, Special Events and Private Contract services)

Student Travelcard require

If you're using the bus to commute, the Student 30 day rambler for €75 is slightly better value.

My bus doesnt get to UCD until 9:10am, what can i do for my lectures at 9am?....

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