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Best Dublin-Carlow bus?

  • 25-06-2013 01:14PM
    #1
    ShelTomato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Can anyone let me know how much the Bus Eireann bus from Dublin to Carlow (Return) is? I find bus eireann's website extremely confusing. I know the JJ Kavanagh is €15 return and takes approx 2 hours, is the BE bus any handier than that, in terms of how long it takes to get there and how frequent the buses are?


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  • #2
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    Open return is 15 day return is 14.

    Bus eireann takes an hour 15 to an hour and a half. It goes the motorway up.

    Kavanaghs are more frequent but tbh I go for bus eireann 99% of the time. I just don't like spending 2 hours on a bus.


  • #3
    ShelTomato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭ShelTomato


    Pixie-Fairy wrote: »
    Open return is 15 day return is 14.

    Bus eireann takes an hour 15 to an hour and a half. It goes the motorway up.

    Kavanaghs are more frequent but tbh I go for bus eireann 99% of the time. I just don't like spending 2 hours on a bus.

    Thanks. I cannot believe it's the same price as jj kavanagh I assumed it would cost more. All the wasted hours on that bus!! Figures I would find this out on my last week in Carlow!!


  • #4
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Bus Eireann is far quicker than JJ Kavanaghs and afaik slightly cheaper.

    bus eireann
    Service 4
    12.50 : Adult Single
    15.00 : Adult Rtn
    14.00 : Adult Day Rtn
    6.50 : Child Single
    9.50 : Child Return
    8.50 : Child Day Rtn
    10.50 : Student Single
    12.50 : Student Rtn
    14.50 : Adult MW Rtn
    9.00 : Child MW Rtn
    34.50 : Family Rtn
    46.00 : Adult 10 Jny
    38.00 : Student 10 Jny


  • #5
    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,907 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    Bus Eireann is quicker as it doesn't stop in the towns on the way, but it didn't turn up once and I was stuck in Carlow the weekend so that goes against it for me...


  • #6
    Coutinho 10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭Coutinho 10


    Has anyone experience getting either early morning bus to the airport I have a 6.50 am flight.

    Just wondering with bus is the best one to take?


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  • #7
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    Coutinho 10 wrote: »
    Has anyone experience getting either early morning bus to the airport I have a 6.50 am flight.

    Just wondering with bus is the best one to take?

    My friend took the 3.40 bus from Carlow to the airport on bus eireann before and I think she got up before 5 anyway. It just goes to newlands cross then the m50 straight to the airport.


  • #8
    maringo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 959 ✭✭✭maringo


    Is the Carlow stop central in the town or do you need a taxi to get into town?


  • #9
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    maringo wrote: »
    Is the Carlow stop central in the town or do you need a taxi to get into town?

    No its in the town. You are within walking distance of pretty much everything. :)


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