LEAP CARD - Updated Summary of Cards / Functionality Available - February 2016

LEAP CARD - Updated Summary of Cards / Functionality Available - February 2016

I've updated this thread for the additional functionality that has been added recently, including:


•LEAP epurse launched on Cork Suburban Rail services to Cobh and Midleton
•LEAP now valid on Eireagle services between Limerick and Dublin Airport
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LEAP CARD – Cards Available:

•Adult unpersonalised
•Adult personalised
•Child LEAP card (4-15)
•Child LEAP card (16-18) - Personalised
•Student travelcard - Personalised
•Visitor LEAP Card (See below)
•Trainee LEAP Card (See below)
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LEAP CARD – Summary of Ticket Products Available:

Leap can be used in two modes:

•Pay-as-you-go epurse (in most cases offering discounts over cash fares)
•Period pass offering unlimited travel on one or more modes
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PAY-AS-YOU-GO E-PURSE:

· Dublin Bus (All services) - Daily and weekly (Monday-Sunday) capping applies (see below) – Tag on only - May require to interact with driver.

Note:
One person holding a LEAP card can pay for a companion on Dublin Bus using the epurse. This applies if the cardholder is using a period pass or the epurse for their own travel.

· Irish Rail (Dublin Short Hop Zone only) – Daily and weekly (Monday-Sunday) capping applies (see below) – Tag on and off

Note:
The Irish Rail Short Hop Zone incorporates all stations from Kilcoole to Balbriggan, Howth, M3 Parkway and Maynooth and from Dublin Heuston to Hazelhatch.

· Irish Rail (Cork Commuter) – Tag on and off

· Bus Eireann (Greater Dublin Area) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Greater Cork Area) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Galway City Services) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Limerick City Services) – Tag on only via driver

· Bus Eireann (Waterford City Services) – Tag on only via driver

· City Direct (Galway City Services) – Tag on only via driver

· LUAS (All services) – Daily and weekly (Monday-Sunday) capping applies (see below) – Tag on and off

· Matthews Coaches (Bettystown-Laytown-Dublin service) – Tag on only via driver

· Wexford Bus (All services) – Tag on only via driver - See www.wexfordbus.ie for more fare information

· Swords Express (All services) – Tag on only via driver

· Collins Coaches (Dublin-Ardee-Carrickmacross services) – Tag on only via driver

· Ashbourne Connect Route 193 & 194 – Tag on only via driver

· Eireagle (Limerick-Dublin Airport) – Tag on only via driver

Dublin Bus, Irish Rail Short Hop, and LUAS pay-as-you-go epurse fares can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Cork can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Limerick can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Galway can be found here.

Information on using LEAP in Waterford can be found here.


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CAPPING ON PAY-AS-YOU-GO:
An automated daily or weekly (Monday-Sunday) cap will be applied to all e-purse transactions in Dublin. Different caps will apply to single operators, or where two or more operators are used as below.

Single Operator Capping Levels:

Dublin Bus:
Daily - Adult €6.90 / Student €5.00 / Child €2.50
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €27.50 / Student €20.00 / Child €8.20

Note:
For Dublin Bus Nitelink services only €2.60 of the fare contributes towards the cap.
Airlink, tours and special events are excluded from the cap.

LUAS:
Daily - Adult €6.40 / Student €5.00 / Child €2.50
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €23.50 / Student €18.00 / Child €8.20

Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone):
Daily - Adult €9.20 / Student €6.90 / Child €3.10
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €35.50 / Student €27.00 / Child €12.00

The capping day rolls over at 04:30.

Multi-Operator Capping Levels:
The following caps apply where two or more operators are used.

Dublin Bus / LUAS / Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone):
Daily - Adult €10.00 / Student €7.50 / Child €3.50
Weekly (Monday-Sunday) - Adult €40.00 / Student €30.00 / Child €14.00

If you use one transport provider regularly and another irregularly during the day or week, the main transport operator’s cap will apply and other operator’s fares added separately until the multi-operator cap is reached.

The capping day rolls over at 04:30.

Note:
For Dublin Bus Nitelink services only €2.60 of the fare contributes towards the cap. Airlink, tours and special events are excluded from the cap.

More information on capping is available here.

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LEAP 90 DISCOUNT

If you take two or more journeys on Dublin Bus within 90 minutes of starting the first trip, using the LEAP pay-as-you-go epurse, then a discount (as listed below) will automatically apply to the second and any subsequent trips taken within 90 minutes of the previous one.

Discount Levels – Adult/Student €1 / Child €0.75 / City Centre Fare €0.60

Note that the discount does not apply to Airlink or Tour services.

Similarly, if you make a multi-mode journey using one of the combinations below within the Dublin Short Hop Zone, the discounts above will apply to the second and any subsequent trips, provided each individual trip starts within 90 minutes of the previous one.

- Luas – Dublin Bus - Luas
- Luas – DART/Commuter Rail - Dublin Bus
- Luas – DART/Commuter Rail – Luas
- DART/Commuter Rail – Dublin Bus – DART/Commuter Rail

Note that it does not apply to Luas to Luas journeys or DART/Commuter Rail to DART/Commuter Rail journeys as these trips already have specific discounted fares.

Note also, that each time you tag on a new 90 minute period will commence.

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TOPPING UP LEAP CARD E-PURSE

The LEAP card e-purse can be topped up a number of different ways:

•At one of over 400 Payzone LEAP card agents around Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway.
•At any LUAS ticket machine
•At any Irish Rail ticket machine in the Short Hop Zone
•Online at www.leapcard.ie - Note that this option requires you to subsequently visit your nominated "load location" to physically load the top-up amount onto the card. Note that online topups cannot be applied to your LEAP card via Dublin Bus or indeed other bus operator onboard ticket machines due to their memory constraints.
•Via Auto top-up - this is the easiest way of topping up the card. It automatically tops up your Leap Card with funds from your bank account, whenever your Travel Credit balance falls below €10. You can choose to Auto Top-Up by €30.00, €40.00 or €50.00. Note that this requires your card to be registered on the LEAP website and a direct debit to be set up.
•Via the LEAP Top-Up App for NFC enabled Android phones
•You can also use the LEAP card reader in the front window of Dublin Bus HQ, 59 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 to check your balance, collect online top-ups and to collect taxsaver ticket renewals.
•You can also use the LEAP card reader in the Bus Eireann bus station at Parnell Place in Cork to check your balance, collect online top-ups and to collect taxsaver ticket renewals.

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SINGLE OPERATOR PERIOD PASSES:
The following unlimited travel period passes / tickets can be loaded onto a LEAP card, either online (requires you to then visit a payzone outlet) or at a payzone outlet directly:

Dublin Bus:

Rambler 5 Day Adult - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 30 Day Adult - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 5 Day Student – requires Student LEAP Card - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 30 Day Student – requires Student LEAP Card - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Rambler 1 Day Family - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Freedom 3 Day Pass (including Airlink and Hop on-Hop off City Tour) - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Airlink Return Ticket - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Hop on-Hop off City Tour ticket

Annual Bus Only Travelwide Ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only via Validator on righthand side

Note that where you have more than one product loaded onto the card, you can ask the driver to select which product you wish to use by putting the card on his ticket machine. If you have two versions of the same product (e.g. 2 x 30 Day Rambler tickets), the righthand validator will automatically select the older product.


Irish Rail Short Hop Zone:

Annual Rail Only (Short Hop Zone) (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off


Irish Rail Cork to Cobh & Midleton:

Adult/Student Weekly unlimited travel tickets
Adult/Child/Student Monthly unlimited travel tickets

These are available from Payzone agents in Cork


Bus Eireann Greater Dublin Area:

Daily (24 hours) Greater Dublin Area zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 5 different zones

Weekly (7 day) Greater Dublin Area zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 5 different zones

There are 5 coloured zones surrounding Dublin (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and Orange) that extend cumulatively out as far as Newry, Monaghan, Cavan, Granard, Longford, Tullamore, Portlaoise and Gorey.

Child 24 hour/7 day tickets are available in the Red and Green zones only, while Student 24 hour tickets are available in the Red, Green and Blue zones only.

Daily and weekly tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

Monthly and Annual Tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Available for each of the Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and Orange zones. Also available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie

For more information on Bus Eireann zonal tickets in the Dublin Area see here.


Bus Eireann Cork City/Suburban tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Cork City/Suburban zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 2 different zones

Weekly (7 day) Cork City/Suburban zonal unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for any one of 2 different zones

Monthly and Annual Cork City/Suburban zonal unlimited travel tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for any one of 2 different zones. Also available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie

There are 2 coloured zones surrounding Cork, the Red Zone for Cork City services 201 to 219 (excluding suburban portion of 215), and the Green Zone which additionally includes Suburban services as far as Carrigtwohill to the East, Ballincollig to the west, Crosshaven to the south, and Cloghroe to the north, covering all of routes 215, 220, 220A, 221, 223, 226, 226A and routes 260 and 261 as far as Carrigtwohill.

Child and Student options exist for all zones and periods, except that there is no monthly child option for both the red and green zones.

Daily and weekly tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP in Cork, please see here.


Bus Eireann Galway City tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Galway City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for adult LEAP cards only

Weekly (7 day) Galway City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly Galway City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

LEAP period passes are valid on all Bus Eireann Galway City service (routes 401-410). Note that they are not valid on route 410 (Galway-Oranmore) beyond Galway Clinic.

Daily and weekly tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Galway, please see here.


Bus Eireann Limerick City tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Limerick City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for adult LEAP cards only

Weekly (7 day) Limerick City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly Limerick City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards
LEAP period passes are valid on all Bus Eireann Limerick City service (routes 301-306).

Daily tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Limerick, please see here.


Bus Eireann Waterford City tickets:

Daily (24 hours) Waterford City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 24 hours from date/time of first activation - available for adult LEAP cards only

Weekly (7 day) Waterford City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly Waterford City unlimited travel tickets - Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month - available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

LEAP period passes are valid on all Bus Eireann Waterford City service (routes 601-605) and Waterford-Tramore route 360.

Daily tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver and from Payzone agents.

For more information on using LEAP on Bus Eireann in Waterford, please see here.


City Direct Galway City tickets:

Weekly (7 days) unlimited travel ticket – Tag on only via driver and valid for 7 consecutive days from date/time of first activation – available for adult, child and student LEAP cards

Monthly unlimited travel ticket – Tag on only via driver and valid for a calendar month – available for adult LEAP cards only

For more information on using LEAP on City Direct in Galway please see here.


LUAS:

Annual LUAS all zone tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off

Monthly LUAS all zone tickets (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off


Wexford Bus:

Wexford-Dublin Airport Route:
Weekly/10 Journey Ticket Adult/Student - Tag on only via driver

Wexford Local Services:
1 Day/Weekly Ticket Adult/Child - Tag on only via driver

Note that adult 1 day/weekly tickets on Wexford local services require a personalised LEAP card.


Swords Express:

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver


Collins Coaches:

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver


Ashbourne Connect:

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver


Express Bus (Coolmine-IT Blanchardstown)

Weekly ticket - Tag on only via driver


Matthews Coaches (Bettystown-Dublin route only)

10 Journey Ticket - Tag on only via driver


St Kevin's Bus Service (Dublin-Glendalough)

Return Ticket - Tag on only via driver
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MULTI-OPERATOR PERIOD PASSES:

Dublin Bus/Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone):

Annual Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail


Dublin Bus/LUAS:

Annual Dublin Bus/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on LUAS

Monthly Dublin Bus/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on LUAS - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie


Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone)/LUAS:

Annual Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS

Monthly Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie


Dublin Bus/Irish Rail (Short Hop Zone)/LUAS

Annual Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS


Monthly Dublin Bus/Irish Rail Short Hop/LUAS ticket (requires personalised LEAP card) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS - Only available via Taxsaver scheme, from your employer. Details at www.taxsaver.ie


Visitor LEAP Card - Valid for 3 days (including Airlink 747) - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS


Trainee LEAP Card (only available through foreign language schools to registered students) - Valid for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks - Tag on only on Dublin Bus, tag on/tag off on Irish Rail and LUAS