Night time buses to/from Derry

[brendy_éire]

Just a wee note about the new bus departure times to/from Derry and Dublin. (and goes via Monaghan)
http://www.buseireann.ie/site/your_journey/printed_timetable_pdfs/expressway/33.pdf
There's a bus leaving Derry at 0045 to Dublin, which could be handy if you're stuck for transport to a match.

There's also night time buses to/from Dublin and Belfast. http://www.buseireann.ie/site/your_journey/printed_timetable_pdfs/expressway/1.pdf

[dcfcsteve]

That's a great wee edition to Ireland's rather poor public transport infrastructure.

And a godsend to skint EL fans who don't want to spend money on an over-night stay ! :)

[Raheny Red]

About bloody time there is a bus you can get home from a game outside Dublin while being able to get a few pints afterwards :cool: .Hopefully this will lead to more routes being the same ;)

[harpskid]

Good man Brendy - was wondering what the story was on Saturday coming back from Kilkenny we met a bus in Emyvale with 33 on it.

[Cosmo]

anyone know of any cheap private companies that go to derry from dublin? ie like matthewscoaches to drogheda and craptown

[Magicme]

Whats the latest bus leaving Dublin to Derry coz mite come in handy for me some nite.

[OneRedArmy]

anyone know of any cheap private companies that go to derry from dublin? ie like matthewscoaches to drogheda and craptownDon't think there are any. McGinleys from Donegal don't stop in Derry AFAIK.

[harpskid]

Don't think there are any. McGinleys from Donegal don't stop in Derry AFAIK.

Yeah they have a new timetable now and have a service going through Derry - it was launched during the summer. They're as expensive as Bus Eireann though

[bluemovie]

That's a handy one to know. I'll bear it in mind for next season. Imagine how crusty and cold you'd feel arriving back in Busaras at 4.45 am. I suppose it all depends on the result.

[Poor Student]

Not sure what prompted this change. You still can't leave the likes of Cork any later than 6ish to head to Dublin.

[NY Hoop]

Aercoach's last bus on the Dublin cork route is at 7pm at both ends. Think they would have a market for later ones though. Superb service btw.

KOH

[Raheny Red]

Not sure what prompted this change. You still can't leave the likes of Cork any later than 6ish to head to Dublin.

Indeed, it's shocking :mad: :rolleyes:

[Schumi]

Aercoach's... Superb service btw.Agreed, much better value than the train.

[Raheny Red]

Well it goes without saying considering the price for the train is nearly 4 times more.

[brendy_éire]

Not sure what prompted this change. You still can't leave the likes of Cork any later than 6ish to head to Dublin.

The argument given for the night time buses on the Dublin-Belfast route was that it was for people getting early/late flights from Dublin. I assume it's the same reasons for the Dublin-Derry route.

The Dublin-Cork route is a joke. It's always packed, it takes forever, and it's too infrequent. There's a bus every 30 (or 15 at times) minutes between Derry and Belfast and also between Dublin and Belfast. That's what the Dublin-Cork route needs.

[dcfcsteve]

The argument given for the night time buses on the Dublin-Belfast route was that it was for people getting early/late flights from Dublin. I assume it's the same reasons for the Dublin-Derry route.

The Dublin-Cork route is a joke. It's always packed, it takes forever, and it's too infrequent. There's a bus every 30 (or 15 at times) minutes between Derry and Belfast and also between Dublin and Belfast. That's what the Dublin-Cork route needs.

Through the vast majority of the daytime hours, the Maiden City Flyer from Derry to Belfast is every 15mins. And a luxury double-decker to-boot !

The north's public transport infrastructure is lacking, but the Republic's is a joke for a modern, rich and successful nation that's not exactly huge.

[Raheny Red]

How much is the bus from Derry to Belfast and how long does it take? Might come in handy some time ;) :cool:

[BohsFans]

Don't get the 3:45 bus to Derry on a Friday.

It doesn't get you up there for 7:45 as the timetable says. :rolleyes:

More like after 9. :rolleyes:


btw pubs up there close at 11, so you'll be waiting around for a while for the 00:45.

[OneRedArmy]

btw pubs up there close at 11, so you'll be waiting around for a while for the 00:45.No. They. Don't.

[BohsFans]

No. They. Don't.

What time then?

[dcfcsteve]

What time then?

1am - 1:15am.

They've never closed at 11pm. You're confused with England.

[BohsFans]

1am - 1:15am.

They've never closed at 11pm. You're confused with England.

A normal pub in the 6 counties serves til 1am :eek:

Happy days if you live up there :)

[OneRedArmy]

A normal pub in the 6 counties serves til 1am :eek:

Happy days if you live up there :)In the cities yes. You'll always find somewhere to drink until after 1 in Derry any day of the week.

[dcfcsteve]

A normal pub in the 6 counties serves til 1am :eek:

Happy days if you live up there :)

Depends what you mean by a 'normal pub'.

Your local pub in a residential area probably wouldn't close at 1am, as they wouldn't have the business to stay open that late. They'd be entitled to apply for a license to do so if they wanted though - but being in a residential area they may well not get it.

The pubs in the centre stop serving at about 1am. If you're in the know, you can get served until much later in certain un-namd bars.

[Strabane_Harp]

pubs are meant to close at 1am :eek:

someone should tell strabane publicans then :p

24 hour drinking :)

[brendy_éire]

How much is the bus from Derry to Belfast and how long does it take? Might come in handy some time ;) :cool:

£3.80 each way, that is if you have a SmartLink card. (you have to buy five journeys at a time though). Otherwise, I think it's £12 rtn. £9 with a southern student card (if you're a northern student, they make you buy their student travel card for £7 first :confused: ).
It takes 1h 40mins.