Buying tickets via Irish Rail's site

IntoTheAshtray · 13-05-2011 12:26PM #1

If I buy 2 single tickets online, using a CC, will I need to bring the CC to get hold of them at the station? Or do I receive them by some other means?

Cheers

smackyB · 13-05-2011 01:57PM

If you purchase them early enough you can have them sent via post. Otherwise you can collect at a ticket machine using the reservation number supplied by Irish Rail in your purchase confirmation email.

Hope that helps

HivemindXX · 13-05-2011 02:12PM

...and in fact last time I did this I got a message saying that collecting your tickets via swiping your credit card is being phased out and you MUST bring your reservation number to the station.

G_R · 13-05-2011 02:24PM

When ever I have bought tickets online with Irish Rail I just bring my card along and swipe it at the collection point, but on the screen it says enter your Credit/Debit Card or your reservation number, so if you just bring that along you'll be fine.

eclectichoney · 13-05-2011 02:34PM

I don't think they do post them any more at all? Recently I booked two a month in advance and there was no post option available - just collection at teh station.

smackyB · 13-05-2011 02:35PM

eclectichoney wrote: »

I don't think they do post them any more at all? Recently I booked two a month in advance and there was no post option available - just collection at teh station.

Ah, my bad. Haven't booked tickets in a while!

IntoTheAshtray · 13-05-2011 02:56PM

Cheers folks, that's perfect.

I'll be collecting them, but booking on someone elses' card. So I'll use the code.

schemingbohemia · 13-05-2011 05:09PM

you can pick them up at any station you specify beforehand. i picked up my galway tickets in dalkey where i usually get the dart, might save a bit of time picking them up in a less busy station.

L1011 · 13-05-2011 08:43PM

HivemindXX wrote: »

...and in fact last time I did this I got a message saying that collecting your tickets via swiping your credit card is being phased out and you MUST bring your reservation number to the station.

Why are they doing this?? Part of the point of online sales is to eliminate booking office staff time!

eclectichoney · 13-05-2011 11:09PM

You can still collect from the machines it is just instead of swiping your card you must enter your reservation number on the touchscreen of the machine. It is for security reasons.

Buying tickets via Irish Rail's site

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