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How long is your commute?

  • 28-05-2010 12:33AM
    #1
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys

    Thinking of applying for Maynooth, however I have a slight problem. I live in Swords :pac:. And I have no idea how long it would take to get there in the mornings. I suppose I would have to get a bus to Pearse street and get the 66 or whatever it is. So my question is.....

    Is it worth it?


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  • #2
    Rozabeez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭Rozabeez


    Would you consider moving out?

    Mine is only about 10-15 minutes, but I know a lot of people who get 2/3 buses or trains to college.


  • #3
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,904 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    If you can afford it, move out, at least for a year or two, you miss out on so much if you're commuting. Albeit, you can make friends in Maynooth who'll let you sleep over on nights out but you'll miss out on a lot of club and societies events, random nights out etc and it's a decent learning/maturing experience too.

    If you're stuck on commuting, check here http://www.nuim.ie/location/student_buses.shtml.

    Whether it's "worth it" or not is really up to yourself, depends on what course you're doing and what alternative colleges there are really.


  • #4
    xOxSinéadxOx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    get the bus to drumcondra and get the train to maynooth, that'll be a bitch of a commute :/


  • #5
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,985 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Live in Drogheda so an hour and a half by bus. Wasn't too bad though and never irritated me :)

    I know the bus used to stop in Swords way back 4 years ago, but stoped since it added 20 mins onto the trip and not that many people took it, they cut it out of our route...


  • #6
    AdmaialNimitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭AdmaialNimitz


    When I was a first year I took 2 trains from balbriggan and it used to take me over 2 hours when you take into account walking and waiting. It was hell. Move out if out if you possibly can. Or try to get a direct bus service. Swords is pretty big town, so it wouldnt surprise me if there was a direct one.


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  • #7
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭seanbmc


    Thanks for the replies guys. I have considered moving out. And I'm not sure if there's a direct bus from Swords to Maynooth, I'll have to check that one


  • #8
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭seanbmc


    xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »
    get the bus to drumcondra and get the train to maynooth, that'll be a bitch of a commute :/

    :(


  • #9
    Norrdeth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 912 ✭✭✭Norrdeth


    Normally mine's about 30 ish minutes on the 66 or 67, but I never know when the hell it's coming as I'm right in the middle of the route
    so I have to leave exactly 1 hour 10 before the lecture.
    Dublin bus really need route timers.
    So if you just miss one you're not waiting an hour for a bus that won't come!

    Like this
    080728.00.jpg

    Although at the moment my commute is 15 mins on this
    tramvaj-olomouc.jpg =D


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I'm from Maynooth originally, so I have a five minute walk to college.
    I went to Rathmines last year for a year though, had to get two busses a day, 66 to town and 128 to Ratmines. It was worth it though but the whole heading out at night wasn't fun because I had to rely on my mam to collect me or stay in someone's house, as the nitelink doesn't run during the week!
    It can be done very easily though!! Just manage it and try stay in someone's house!!


  • #11
    Cool_CM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,995 ✭✭✭Cool_CM


    Norrdeth wrote: »

    Like this
    080728.00.jpg

    Random! I used to live around the corner from that bus stop!:D


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  • #12
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭seanbmc


    kellief wrote: »
    I'm from Maynooth originally, so I have a five minute walk to college.
    I went to Rathmines last year for a year though, had to get two busses a day, 66 to town and 128 to Ratmines. It was worth it though but the whole heading out at night wasn't fun because I had to rely on my mam to collect me or stay in someone's house, as the nitelink doesn't run during the week!
    It can be done very easily though!! Just manage it and try stay in someone's house!!

    Yeah, I suppose I would have to stay in people'e houses after nights out :)


  • #13
    Norrdeth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 912 ✭✭✭Norrdeth


    Cool_CM wrote: »
    Random! I used to live around the corner from that bus stop!:D

    Wow, I just found it by accident!
    I was searching for pictures of my local tram one but had no luck!
    Plus I couldn't be arsed walking down to it, taking a picture and walking back like a big saddo!


  • #14
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    seanbmc wrote: »
    Yeah, I suppose I would have to stay in people'e houses after nights out :)

    It's grand!! It's not too bad, just get the person you're staying with a drink at some stage...you would have had to pay for taxis etc so one drink isn't so bad!


  • #15
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭seanbmc


    kellief wrote: »
    It's grand!! It's not too bad, just get the person you're staying with a drink at some stage...you would have had to pay for taxis etc so one drink isn't so bad!

    Yeah, I did that the other night after graduation, taxi to swords would cost a bit :(


  • #16
    banquo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,487 ✭✭✭banquo


    At least 50 euros.


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