I hardly ever consider getting the bus a feasible option. I used to get the bus quite often, but I discovered that it is much easier for me to walk around Dublin or what has become more normal, just grab a taxi.
Yesterday I got the bus for only the second time this year. My other half gets the bus quite often and tells me that it is a very easy way to get into the city.
Firstly I stoped using the car to get around Dublin a couple of years ago. It takes too long to start with and then the cost of parking – my last parking ticket in a city centre garage cost me €16 – friggen hell, and only for a few hours – in these times of recessions it is fairly obvious that there are a few things that are not coming down in price.
So that are my reasons for not using the car around the city, time it take, cost to park, and my general proximity to everything by foot or cycle.
But as I say the bus has never been high on my mode of transport – unlike the local train, the DART, the buses are NEVER on time. So it is pot luck on getting the bus. However my other half keeps telling me to walk around to the bus stop as the routes that pass where we live are many. It seems she has already discovered the point near our house where many of the routes converge.
If you are looking for the Dublin bus schedule follow this link – but don’t expect them to turn up on time.