33x Bus

cathy01 · 20-03-2014 12:03PM

could you use the travel 90 ticket from Balbriggan?

LXFlyer · 20-03-2014 12:04PM

cathy01 wrote: »

could you use the travel 90 ticket from Balbriggan?

Only on Dublin Bus routes 33 and 33a:
http://dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/33/
http://dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/33a/

It is not valid on Bus Eireann services.

Peckham · 20-03-2014 02:23PM

Haven't gotten the 33X as much recently, but the days I have gotten it suggest that the 6.35 from Skerries isn't as packed as it was this time last month. Wonder have some people given up on the service.

readyletsgo · 20-03-2014 03:19PM

I gave up on the 33x a few weeks back and just get it out to the train station in Rush & Lusk if it comes before the regular 33, get into town/work 9 on the dot each morning. Sick of waiting to see if it turns up at the time its meant to. Very unreliable services compared to the rest of Dublin and I'm just sick of it now.

sanny82 · 26-03-2014 02:47PM

thinking to move to Lusk even the transport seems a nightmare but until we get a car afraid I wouldn't have a choice.

Did anyone ever walked to the dart station? Are they footpath and does it really take 30mins?

Can I use my Dublin Bus monthly bus ticket? Was reading a thread in the past that its not valid for 33x

Also if you use the bus going to the train station how much is it (lets say from Kelly's garage)?

micraX · 26-03-2014 03:59PM

sanny82 wrote: »

thinking to move to Lusk even the transport seems a nightmare but until we get a car afraid I wouldn't have a choice.

Did anyone ever walked to the dart station? Are they footpath and does it really take 30mins?

Can I use my Dublin Bus monthly bus ticket? Was reading a thread in the past that its not valid for 33x

Also if you use the bus going to the train station how much is it (lets say from Kelly's garage)?

Be a long walk to a DART station. Nearest one is malahide.

sanny82 · 27-03-2014 10:29AM

:rolleyes: of course I mean the train station Rush and Lusk

Irish Halo · 27-03-2014 03:39PM

sanny82 wrote: »

thinking to move to Lusk even the transport seems a nightmare but until we get a car afraid I wouldn't have a choice.

Did anyone ever walked to the dart station? Are they footpath and does it really take 30mins?

Can I use my Dublin Bus monthly bus ticket? Was reading a thread in the past that its not valid for 33x

Also if you use the bus going to the train station how much is it (lets say from Kelly's garage)?

It's a ~2km walk from Kelly's garage to the train station, how fast do you walk?

The 33x only goes from Skerries to town in the morning

The 33x should be fine with your monthly as the 33x is an Xpresso (so the Travel 90 should be valid too?)

The 33/a from Kelly's Garage to the Train station should cost €1.80 (€1.45 with LEAP)

All information from Dublin Bus website or Google maps

LXFlyer · 27-03-2014 04:26PM

All prepaid passes are valid on the 33X.

micraX · 27-03-2014 08:06PM

lxflyer wrote: »

All prepaid passes are valid on the 33X.

Yep even the kids one;)

Rael · 04-04-2014 03:22PM

I'll be looking at houses in Rush this week. Would anyone be able to advise me if I'd be able to get on to the 33x at either the Skerries road or Old Road stops in the morning time?

Similarly I work around St. Stephen's Green, what is it like in the evenings.

Thanks for any and all help.

LXFlyer · 04-04-2014 03:46PM

There is no issue getting onto the 33x in Rush - the problems are in Lusk.

The return services operate from Custom House Quay and not St Stephen's Green (despite what the timetable heading would have you believe).

Rael · 04-04-2014 03:51PM

lxflyer wrote: »

The return services operate from Custom House Quay and not St Stephen's Green (despite what the timetable heading would have you believe).

That makes perfect sense

Thanks for the info though.

cbreeze · 04-04-2014 08:53PM

lxflyer wrote: »

There is no issue getting onto the 33x in Rush - the problems are in Lusk.

The return services operate from Custom House Quay and not St Stephen's Green (despite what the timetable heading would have you believe).

in the bad old days there used to be just one 33x a day - one leaving Skerries at 0635 and one leaving St Stephen's green at 1735 - then the railway bridge collapsed at the estuary and 33x's became more frequent and as they proved popular they kept a small number on.

LXFlyer · 04-04-2014 09:41PM

cbreeze wrote: »

in the bad old days there used to be just one 33x a day - one leaving Skerries at 0635 and one leaving St Stephen's green at 1735 - then the railway bridge collapsed at the estuary and 33x's became more frequent and as they proved popular they kept a small number on.

Yes - I know that!

Carawaystick · 06-04-2014 12:40AM

lxflyer wrote: »

There is no issue getting onto the 33x in Rush - the problems are in Lusk.

The return services operate from Custom House Quay and not St Stephen's Green (despite what the timetable heading would have you believe).

In fairness, it is ludicrous that DB are still lying about their route for the 33x north.
It's a criminal offence to mislead customers, stating the 33x serves d'Olier st in the evenings is clearly misleading....

Rael · 13-04-2014 02:31AM

Hi folks,

Can anyone let me know how long on average it takes the 33x to get into town in the morning and home in the evenings (to / from Lusk / Rush)?

Thanks,

Ken

kingtiger · 13-04-2014 09:48AM

Rael wrote: »

Hi folks,

Can anyone let me know how long on average it takes the 33x to get into town in the morning and home in the evenings (to / from Lusk / Rush)?

Thanks,

Ken

around 40mins in the morning from Lusk to Tara St, usually around the same in the evening from the Custom house

NCD · 22-04-2014 08:53PM

I heard a rumour a new private bus service to the City like the one in Swords is starting
from Lusk, This would be great its badly needed.

micraX · 23-04-2014 08:20AM

NCD wrote: »

I heard a rumour a new private bus service to the City like the one in Swords is starting
from Lusk, This would be great its badly needed.

Noooo my cie staff ticket wont work on that:(

Kumsheen · 23-04-2014 10:01PM

NCD wrote: »

I heard a rumour a new private bus service to the City like the one in Swords is starting
from Lusk, This would be great its badly needed.

They need a licence to operate the route first, don't they ?

LXFlyer · 23-04-2014 10:51PM

Indeed they do and I would be surprised if a commercial service would be allowed to operate alongside a subsidised service - there would have to be differences in the routes, as otherwise EU competition law would come into play.

NCD · 24-04-2014 08:47PM

I was told some company has applied for some sort of permit.

NCD · 24-04-2014 09:04PM

There is no Lusk Bus service only the skerries bus which passes tru Lusk, Most mornings it so full if you manage to get on
you have to stand all the way to town, Same again in the evening, My friends use the one in Swords and think its great,
The people in lusk deserve the same, I hope what i heard is more than a rumor,

LXFlyer · 24-04-2014 09:36PM

NCD wrote: »

There is no Lusk Bus service only the skerries bus which passes tru Lusk, Most mornings it so full if you manage to get on
you have to stand all the way to town, Same again in the evening, My friends use the one in Swords and think its great,
The people in lusk deserve the same, I hope what i heard is more than a rumor,

You cannot have directly competing subsidised and commercial bus services - irrespective of where the terminus is, the route has to be different. Otherwise, as I mentioned above, the NTA would be leaving themselves open to an action under EU competition law.

That's why the 41X and the Swords Express take different routes through Swords to get onto the M1.

NCD · 25-04-2014 08:59PM

How would they be competing CIE, will not or do not want to commit the resources necessary in order to give the commuters living in lusk what they want and deserve.

Dizzyblonde · 25-04-2014 11:00PM

I'd love to know what fare they'd charge - it's bound to be a lot more than the Dublin Bus fare.

NCD · 26-04-2014 10:35AM

I have no idea, However the people from Balbriggan and Swords seem happy to pay for the service they want.

LXFlyer · 26-04-2014 11:53AM

NCD wrote: »

How would they be competing CIE, will not or do not want to commit the resources necessary in order to give the commuters living in lusk what they want and deserve.

It is the NTA that decide on what level of service that subsidised services are provided at - read back over this thread.

Their opinion is that between the train and the 33X a sufficient service is provided - I'm certainly not saying that is right, but that's their view.

At present there is a direct express service that is subsidised - the 33X. Any new service will have to have a different route, otherwise there would be the potential for a legal action under EU competition rules.

The Black Oil · 26-04-2014 01:38PM

Has it calmed down slightly in the mornings now, or is that simply the Easter school break lull?

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