How To Use Dublin Buses

cleung · Member

How To Use Dublin Buses

Michele Erdvig · Host

cleung,

Have a pocketfull of coins for your "exact fare". Tell the bus driver your destination and he or she will tell you the fare. You might want to pick up a bus schedule at the info desk at the airport or at the tourist office.

Michele

wckc · Guru

we always purchase a Dublin Bus Rambler pass, you can pick them up at the Dublin tourists bureau at the airport. We have purchased them for both two and three days. They are good for 24 hour days, and make life easy - no need to have change and you can ride as many times as you like.

-- Edited by wckc at 21:32, 2008-08-06

cleung · Member

Okay thanks everyone for your replies. The Rambler ticket is interesting. If I buy a one day pass at say 1 pm, does it expire 1 pm the next day or the end of the night on the day I buy it?

Clint

-- Edited by cleung at 22:49, 2008-08-06

Michele Erdvig · Host

cleung,

As wckc mentioned the bus pass is good for 24 hours.

Michele

cleung · Member

Thanks. Then a single rambler one day pass should cover my stay in Dublin then.

Michele Erdvig · Host

cleung,

Sounds like it will cover you.

Michele

cleung · Member

Okay folks, I just left Dublin and the Rambler pass is NOT good for 24 hours after all. I bought it at 3 pm and the next morning, wanted to use it to get back to the airport. I put it through the machine on the bus and the driver said that the pass was expired. Had to put in 1.50 (actually, 2 since I did not have change).

We should keep this fact straight for the future references.

Michele Erdvig · Host

cleung,

Thanks for letting us know what happened. There are many things that can also invalidate a ticket. I recently had a ticket here in Atlanta good for several round-trip fares on MARTA. For some reason it became invalid and I don't know why. Fortunately it was not a trememdous expense. Hope you enjoyed your time in Dublin despite the glitch.

Michele