LFCFan wrote: » Do you not think that the disregard for their regular paying customers to ship out all their decent buses and drivers to London for the Olympics and hiring in a lot of shoddy rattly pieces of crap with drivers who don't care about leaving early or arriving late, is pretty poor customer care on the part of Matthews?
kwoods wrote: » I find Matthews in the Morning from Drog very unreliable. It's 931 and I'm still waiting for the 9(here since 859 maybe they went early)? It's much better coming home from dub as you're on the first stop. All in all still better than those CIE wasters(why aren't they shut down?) but nowhere near German standards.
longhalloween wrote: » What?? The bus is a minute late during rush hour??? You poor dear... :pac:
longhalloween wrote: » I'd say fair play to an Irish company winning a prestigious UK contract.
LFCFan wrote: » Yes, well done Matthews for a very good contract etc etc but why should that mean that their loyal customers who actually keep them in business should suffer? I'm sure some of the buses they have gotten as replacements are fine but there are plenty of dodgy ones too and drivers leaving early, arriving late and just not sticking to the Matthews standard.
kormak wrote: » the wifi on Matthews has never worked for me... and I've tried on both my Android and XP laptop. I'm sure you might get a pretty crap connection after you jump through 25 different hoops but I think it's a bit of red herring sale
CMpunked wrote: » Has it not gone up to €14?
Little Pea wrote: » Where does it stop in relation to trinity ?? Also how long does it take ? thanks
Buttonftw wrote: » Little Pea wrote: » Where does it stop in relation to trinity ?? Also how long does it take ? thanks Nassau St. I think. Not sure how long it takes but it's a bit longer, has to do a full loop around the airport on the ways.
longhalloween wrote: » It stops outside the conference centre, then south side of the river, then outside the front gates of trinity then at the top of Dawson st. It takes a little bit longer to get to the cc because of the airport stop. But it won't do the city north hotel stop and uses the tunnel so it skips the dcu and st pats stop the Matthews bus does plus all the northside traffic.
Little Pea wrote: » Sounds good to me then , so takes roughly 1.30 mins to get from Dundalk to Nassau St ?? Thats perfect really considering I have to travel to Camden St area. Where does the Matthews stop in relation to trinity ? The IFSC service i mean.
longhalloween wrote: » It has. The cheaper option is the 100x from the depot. I think its still €10 return and they use the port tunnel to drop you at the quay or outside trinity. It goes to the airport though.
gipi wrote: » According to Bus Eireann website, the 100x fare is €12 Drogheda-Dublin and €14 Dundalk-Dublin (both return)
longhalloween wrote: » I think Bus Eireann have student discounts and 10 trip tickets too. No idea how much they are though.
CMpunked wrote: » €39.90 if bought through buseireann.ie:https://194.106.151.95/asp/eTicket_SelectTicket.asp?Origin=Drogheda&Destination=Dublin&date=10-AUG-2012
longhalloween wrote: » €35 for a student. Better than €60 for the Matthews, provided you don't mind getting up a bit earlier and don't go to Pats or DCU. Actually for UCD students it's better as the bus drops off in Leeson St, so you can get a Dublin bus from there and miss all the city centre queueing and stops.:D:D
**Timbuk2** wrote: » Matthews bus do a UCD service now. Bus leaves Dundalk at 6.30am, going through Drogheda and stopping at City North, and arrives UCD around 8.30am, and leaves in the evening again at 5.15pm (with additional 1.15pm services on Thursday and Friday). And in relation to the Bus Eireann 10trip tickets, I *think* they're only valid for 5 consecutive days, whereas the Matthews bus tickets don't have an expiry date, it's just 10 trips on any route.
DRose1 wrote: » Yea, I have been a frequent Matthews customer for years and they definitely have some advantages over Bus Eireann. Just doing some research now and its hard to tell exactly what the best service is for me. It would seem that when I am going to the IPA (Lansdowne Road) getting the 100x to say Baggot St Lower and walking the rest of the way would the quickest and cheapest way to do it. As for when I am in UCD - I could get the 100x out to Wilton Terrace and then just get a Dublin Bus into UCD and again that would be the cheapest method and maybe only slightly longer than the Matthews direct to UCD method. The fact that the 10 trip from Bus Eireann has to be used within a 7 day period (Matthews does not have this restriction) is annoying but it would not be an issue if I was timetabled for a 5 day week... 100x timetable - http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1323684386-100X.pdf Anyone know off hand which one of these stops would be the shortest walk to Lansdowne road? Route 100X: Other pick-up points at: Baggot Street Lower, Pembroke St., Leeson Street, Dawson Street, Suffolk Street, Westmoreland St., Eden Quay.
CMpunked wrote: » Anyone know if there is a reduction in fare prices using the leap card?
gipi wrote: » Yes there is (I mentioned it in an earlier post). The single fare using leap is €5.50, which works out as €11 per day, cheaper than the 10 journey ticket and the standard return ticket. It's only available on the Bettystown route at the moment.
Little Pea wrote: » Their WIFI is shocking isn't reliable at all. I agree with other posters here saying the standards have slipped since the Olympics with the drivers that couldn't care less. I used to be greeted with a friendly smile and hello ,now its the opposite. You have let the side down Matthews.
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